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Tennessee mother faces charges after SUV goes off cliff with two children inside
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Daily Mail, Fox News and the New York Post report that police say Chase Ryan Klinedinst, 30, drove an SUV off a 20- to 25-foot cliff in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her two young children in child safety seats. The outlets say one child suffered a broken or fractured arm and bruised lungs and was hospitalized, while the other was examined and released. Investigators say Klinedinst was intoxicated and that two bottles of wine, one empty and one unopened, were found in the vehicle. According to an affidavit cited by Fox News, she faces charges including DUI and child neglect.
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Police say Chase Ryan Klinedinst, 30, drove an SUV off a cliff in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her two young children inside.
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One child was hospitalized with a broken or fractured arm and bruised lungs; the other was examined and released.
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Investigators say Klinedinst was intoxicated and that two bottles of wine were found in the vehicle, one of them empty.
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Klinedinst faces charges including DUI and child neglect, according to an affidavit and court documents.
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All three outlets report that police say Chase Ryan Klinedinst drove an SUV off a Chattanooga cliff with two children inside, and that she faces DUI and child neglect charges. The outlets differ in wording: Daily Mail and NY Post call her drunk or boozed-up; Fox News leads with accused.
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Headlines lead with the alleged intoxication and the children inside, with the NY Post most colloquial and Fox News most cautious, leading with accused and the charges.
Loaded modifier“Boozed-up”Describes the mother as intoxicated in the headline as fact, while the coverage attributes the intoxication to police.More neutral: Tennessee mom allegedly intoxicatedDisagree with this highlight? Tennessee mom drives SUV off cliff with 2 kids inside: police
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plowed throughDrunk motherASTONISHINGdrunken
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plowed throughMore neutral: drove through
Describes the drive with a forceful verb where neutral wording is available.
Chase Ryan Klinedinst, 30, had two bottles of wine in her vehicle when she plowed through a dead-end street before plunging over the edge of Coffey's Cliff in Chattanooga,…
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Drunk motherMore neutral: Mother accused of drunk driving
Calls the mother drunk before the charges are tested, when the coverage reports only that she was allegedly intoxicated.
Drunk mother drove her SUV off cliff with two bottles of wine in vehicle and children in the…
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ASTONISHINGMore neutral: notable
Adds drama to an unrelated plunge in a related headline without adding facts.
DRIVER ACCUSED OF DUI SURVIVES ASTONISHING 600-FOOT PLUNGE DOWN CALIFORNIA CLIFF Her children, who were in their safety seats…
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drunkenMore neutral: allegedly intoxicated
Labels the mother by intoxication before the charges are tested; the same sentence attributes the account to others.
A drunken Tennessee mom reportedly drove her SUV off a cliff with her two children inside —…
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Boozed-upMore neutral: Tennessee mom allegedly intoxicated
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Boozed-up Tennessee mom drives SUV off cliff with 2 kids inside: police
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3 outletsLeads with
- alleged drunk driving
- two children in the vehicle
- police and affidavit accounts
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Loaded modifier“Boozed-up”Describes the mother as intoxicated in the headline as fact, while the coverage attributes the intoxication to police.More neutral: Tennessee mom allegedly intoxicatedDisagree with this highlight? Tennessee mom drives SUV off cliff with 2 kids inside: police
Both children were buckled into child safety seats and suffered moderate to serious injuries from the crash.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Mom accused of driving car off cliff with young kids inside, faces DUI, child neglect charges
Chase Ryan Klinedinst allegedly drove off a Chattanooga cliff with two children inside, landing upside down near railroad tracks, police say.
- Daily MailRight
Loaded modifier“Drunk mother”Calls the mother drunk before the charges are tested, when the coverage reports only that she was allegedly intoxicated.More neutral: Mother accused of drunk drivingDisagree with this highlight? drove her SUV off cliff with two bottles of wine in vehicle and children in the back seat, cops say
Chase Ryan Klinedinst, 30, allegedly had two bottles of wine in the vehicle when it plunged off a cliff and fell on its roof, leaving one child with a broken arm and bruised lungs.
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Daily Mail, Oct 12, 7:20 PM EDT
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- Daily MailRightOct 12, 7:20 PM EDT
- Fox NewsFar RightOct 13, 11:54 AM EDT
- New York PostRightOct 13, 5:08 PM EDT
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