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A driver lifted a teen's spirits at a stoplight

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Published April 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM MDT

Forty years ago, a 19-year-old woman sat behind the wheel of her car, sobbing and feeling like her life had fallen apart. A stranger pulled up beside her at a stoplight and lifted her spirits.

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