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I drove to Duluth late on Sunday afternoon to do some Thanksgiving shopping. It was that time of day when I needed my headlights, but it was still light enough that they didn't seem very effective. I ran my first errand, then went to church. After mass, I went to meet some friends.

It was dark as I drove to my friend's house, and the headlamps on my old Ford still didn't seem to light the road very well. "Maybe the roads are wet," I said as I turned on the radio.

I turned the dial to AM 710 to catch the beginning of the game. The Minnesota Vikings were on Sunday Night Football, playing...