The man who was driving the car that hit Mia's family's car. Mr. Dunlap survived the accident – which truly was an accident as he swerved because of snow on the road – but Mia shows her empathy by compassionately wondering what it is like for Mr. Dunlap to have been the cause of an accident that took the lives of a family.
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8:12 PM
...talking about the driver of the truck that hit her family’s car, a man named Mr. Dunlap . The aunts note that the police believe he swerved due to the snow, and...
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