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Brandon Joseph Sargent-Zuniga, 22, hit both the semitrailer and an RV, parked on the shoulder of I-270 with a dead battery, before fleeing the scene, according to his arrest affidavit.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
These are the tools that fill the games in the travel experience, from dead batteries to lost luggage.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Potential issues include dead batteries, engine stress and frozen fuel lines.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Finally, one of the main service calls AAA responds to in Texas during a freeze is for dead batteries because a car can lose a third of its power in freezing temperatures.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
So do dead batteries and overheated radiators.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In years past, former quarterbacks were treated more like dead batteries than organizational saviors.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Assuming the sensor is actually defunct, and assuming the culprit is a dead battery, is that something a reasonably adept, shade-tree, DIY’er can replace (no lift or tire removal tools)?
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Snowblower owners can avoid a dead battery by properly storing and charging it.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
These are the tools that fill the games in the travel experience, from dead batteries to lost luggage.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Potential issues include dead batteries, engine stress and frozen fuel lines.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Finally, one of the main service calls AAA responds to in Texas during a freeze is for dead batteries because a car can lose a third of its power in freezing temperatures.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
So do dead batteries and overheated radiators.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In years past, former quarterbacks were treated more like dead batteries than organizational saviors.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Assuming the sensor is actually defunct, and assuming the culprit is a dead battery, is that something a reasonably adept, shade-tree, DIY’er can replace (no lift or tire removal tools)?
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Snowblower owners can avoid a dead battery by properly storing and charging it.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Dead battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20battery. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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