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when you can and try to be careful. So this didn’t phase us too much until we saw a cop behind us and the cop kept getting closer and closer.” The driver’s name was Smitty, something he revealed to them and something they picked up on from the tattoo on his arm. As the cop followed closely, Ballo noticed Smitty getting a bit nervous. He kept sticking his fingernails into his thumb. After a while, Smitty decides to take the next exit, so he puts his blinker on. The cop puts his blinker on too. Smitty takes the exit ramp and puts his blinker on to go over the highway, as does the cop. “I don’t remember whether the cops hit the lights first or Smitty hit the gas first, but before you know it we’re being chased!” said Ballo. Knowing the area, Smitty took them on a tour of rundown housing projects and dirt roads. The cop followed them down every road they took until Smitty finally gunned the engine. Ballo remembers dirt all over the place, the car fishtailing at the end of the road and Smitty opening his door and taking off, leaving the pair of teenagers. Rosemary Conte Voice Teacher & Coach Innovative technques for great singing. All styles, levels & ages. Matawan, NJ. 732-583-4959 April 2015 Article Index Next Article Events 35