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Old 11-06-2017, 07:54 AM
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This afternoon on Hwy 25 we saw police flashing lights approaching us in the opposite lane. All the cars on our side of the road pulled over. It was a funeral procession. After the police cruiser past no one on our side of the road moved until the entire procession past. We have never seen this before. In locations we have lived previously, the cars would have proceeded as soon as the police vehicle passed. Is this a law or custom in Florida? It was like all the cars on our side of the road were paying respect to the deceased. Just interested in other peoples take on this.
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