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Actor Ben Jones, known for The Dukes of Hazzard as Cooter Davenport, has died at 84 in Washington, Virginia. His passing ends a career that spanned television, film and politics, including a stint in Congress. He died of a heart attack while awaiting the Braves game, his wife says.
Two best friends, Maddalyn Dailey and Isabell Hill, were killed when a Camaro struck their car at 117 mph in Victorville on Aug. 14. Terry Lamar Easter, 50, has been charged with two counts of murder, willful cruelty to a child, and speed contest. Easter allegedly fled the scene, leaving his 8-year-old son in the vehicle; he later surrendered after a nationwide warrant.