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Toward the end of the performance sequence, editor Adam Biskupski cuts between the Vanguard stage and 25-year-old LaFaro nodding off at the wheel of his car less than a month later.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
The emergency call came from a shepherd who noticed a person apparently dead at the wheel, the Sofia News Agency reported.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Those at the wheel are encouraged to keep safety top of mind when in Bryson City.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The bus driver was asleep at the wheel, and the drag queens in the back were driving the season.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
The emergency call came from a shepherd who noticed a person apparently dead at the wheel, the Sofia News Agency reported.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Those at the wheel are encouraged to keep safety top of mind when in Bryson City.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The bus driver was asleep at the wheel, and the drag queens in the back were driving the season.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
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“At the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20wheel. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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