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An 86-year-old Apple Valley woman was killed Friday night after being struck in the roadway. Mary Lu "Meeka" Wear was reportedly bent down beside her dog, Benji, who had already been fatally hit. A GoFundMe has been launched to help her family cover memorial expenses.
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Mary Lu “Meeka” Wear, an 86-year-old Apple Valley woman, was killed Friday night after being struck in the roadway. She was reportedly bent down beside her dog, Benji, who had already been fatally hit. A GoFundMe has been launched for her family's memorial expenses.
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