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Detectives believe that Tamayo was struck by a tan GMC SUV that has LED lights on the side running boards.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
No running boards or easily-accessible grab handles for getting in and out, for example, and fuel economy is pretty abysmal.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
In Memphis, he was photographed with one foot on the running board of a car, jabbing a gun at the camera and aping a pose made famous by Bonnie Parker.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The two men dashed back and jumped on the running board.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
No running boards or easily-accessible grab handles for getting in and out, for example, and fuel economy is pretty abysmal.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
In Memphis, he was photographed with one foot on the running board of a car, jabbing a gun at the camera and aping a pose made famous by Bonnie Parker.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The two men dashed back and jumped on the running board.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Running board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20board. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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