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In Pat Conroy’s book, The Great Santini, Col. Bull Meecham ran over Eastern box turtles for fun, to hear them go pop! on the highway.

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An officer with the Southampton Police Department helped a turtle safely cross the road and relocate it to a wooded area.

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