THERE IS NO SAFE SPEED

THREE TODDLERS' DEATHS SPOTLIGHT THE NATION'S LATEST DRUG EPIDEMIC

THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AN EXPLOsion boomed through the eucalyptus-dotted hills of Aguanga, a small town in Southern California. Concerned neighbors came running toward a large mobile home that had burst into flame. Kathy James, her son Jimmy, 7, and two men managed to scramble out, but trapped inside, screaming in terror, were James' three younger children--Deon, 3, Jackson, 2, and Megan, 1.

Neighbors were horrified, but James seemed oddly oblivious. Dazed and seriously burned, she insisted to a neighbor that she didn't want anyone to call for help. When rescuers began arriving, she and the men walked off with her...

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