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Derrick Van Orden: “That minivan was going like 70 miles an hour at least and…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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VFW Podcast Episode 50: Let Us Reason Together

Published | Video Starts at 35:46

Oh, that's great. That's amazing. You know, I don't know who that is. What I saw is a horrific accident. I mean, Horrific. If you didn't see the story, That minivan was going like 70 miles an hour at least and hit the back of a stationary semi on the highway. And I watched the minivan disintegrate in my rearview mirror. My wife was like, you're just a prop. She's not my wife at this point. She goes, what was that? (35:46–35:53)

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Asserts that a minivan was traveling at least 70 mph when it hit a stationary semi.

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