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Florida Man Accused Of Setting Fire To His Wife’s House and Running From Police In The General Lee

A Florida man is accused of setting fire to his wife’s home and taking off. And if you’re going to run from the cops, it might as well be in…

LOS ANGELES – MAY 13: The “Dukes of Hazzard” General Lee car is displayed at the Barris Star Car Collection Auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum on May 13, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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A Florida man is accused of setting fire to his wife's home and taking off. And if you're going to run from the cops, it might as well be in the General Lee right? Well this guy made a hybrid... the General Lee meets Superman.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that's exactly what Oswald Pereira did. Bo and Luke must've had better skills because the Dukes of Hazzard fan didn't get away. Cops arrested him after chasing him around Hazzard County... sorry Marion County... and he's now facing arson charges and a slew of others. First though there was a trip to the hospital to treat the burns that covered over 15 percent of his body.

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