: a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle
called also taillamp
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Additionally, Read’s vehicle had a broken taillight, and pieces of the taillight were found at the scene.
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 2 July 2024
In the closing arguments, Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally told jurors there was no conspiracy, asking the jury to follow the evidence laid out before them, repeating words shared by witnesses, and pointing towards Read’s broken taillight found at the scene.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 July 2024
Santa Rosa police officers stopped the driver of a gold Toyota Camry around 9:40 p.m. for having his headlights or taillights off, according to a news release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
Prosecutors had previously pointed to O’Keefe’s DNA evidence having been found on the back taillight of Read’s car.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 2 July 2024
In the closing arguments, Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally told jurors there was no conspiracy, asking the jury to follow the evidence laid out before them, repeating words shared by witnesses, and pointing towards Read’s broken taillight found at the scene.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 July 2024
Santa Rosa police officers stopped the driver of a gold Toyota Camry around 9:40 p.m. for having his headlights or taillights off, according to a news release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
Prosecutors had previously pointed to O’Keefe’s DNA evidence having been found on the back taillight of Read’s car.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
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taillight
noun
tail·light
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌlīt 
: a red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle
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