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Port Charlotte - A Florida undertaker hoping to scare tipplers from driving drunk has extended a grim New Year's offer: free …

Port Charlotte - A Florida undertaker hoping to scare tipplers from driving drunk has extended a grim New Year's offer: free cremation if drinkers die behind the wheel.

The offer is good through January 4th and includes a car, truck, or motorcycle-shaped urn to hold the ashes, Mr Bill Curren, owner of Forest Lawn Cremation, said yesterday.

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