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===Mass. Lt. Governor Tim Murray===
On November 2, 2011, [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Mass. Lt. Governor]] [[Tim Murray]] crashed a government-owned vehicle on a stretch of [[Interstate 190 (Massachusetts)|Interstate 190]].<ref name="boston.com">{{cite news|last1=Bierman|first1=Noah|title=Murray was going 100 mph, may have been asleep before crash|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/01/03/gov-tim-murray-traveling-mph-time-nov-crash-fell-asleep-wheel/7GJmpkpIigVGxQd9rv06nI/story.html|access-date=18 June 2017|agency=Boston Globe|date=3 January 2012}}</ref> Initially, police investigating did not issue any citations.
Murray initially claimed he simply lost control on the ice, wasn't speeding, was wearing a seat belt and braked. But those claims were all later disproven when the Crown Victoria black box data recorder information was released.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cassidy|first1=Chris|title=Data wrecks Lt. Gov. Tim Murray's tale|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2012/01/data_wrecks_lt_gov_tim_murray%E2%80%99s_tale|access-date=18 June 2017|agency=Boston Herald|date=4 January 2012}}</ref> The data revealed the car was traveling 108 miles per hour, accelerated, and the Lt. Governor was not wearing a seat belt at the time the vehicle collided with a rock ledge and flipped over. Murray was unhurt in the accident.<ref name="boston.com"/>
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