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It was Jon Bon Jovi who sang “Runaway,” but on Sunday morning, it was Jon ‘Bones’ Jones running away from the scene of an accident, fleeing the wreckage on foot.
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According to TMZ and via the Albuquerque police department, the 6-foot-4, 205 pound Jones was seen running from the scene on Sunday just moments after the collision occurred. Running from the scene is both irrationally visceral and cowardly, but what’s even worse is that a 20-year-old pregnant woman was in the other car and has sustained injuries.
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Although Jones remains a suspect, a damning piece of evidence was found in the offending car, documents with Jones’ name on them, belonging to the rental car he allegedly rammed with and ran away from.
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