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xchange.jpgShe's like those paparazzi motorcyclists who killed Princess Di -- a drag-racing 18-year-old in a Mustang accidentally killed two members of the Tongan royal family on 101 in Menlo Park and their driver when she accidentally sideswiped their car Wednesday night. The teen was trying to pass them on the right, at speeds of around 80-100 mph, when she hit them, causing their SUV to roll over several times (all three victims were wearing seat belts). The 18-year-old Prince Tu'ipelehake and Princess Kaimana were in the Bay Area on an outreach mission to expat Tongans, and to celebrate the King's 88th birthday (he has a house in Hillsborough). The 18-year-old is in custody, and the cops are looking for her drag racing compatriot, in a black Escalade with spinning rims that zipped off the highway at Marsh Road.

Sigh, the shootings in SF are back: a man randomly shot in Bayview/Hunters' Point on July 4th, and the day after, a man shot to death on South Van Ness and 19th. Not to be outdone, Oakland reports four shootings since last Friday in Oakland.

Maybe think twice before buying that fun Afro wig for the costume party next week -- Palo Alto's House of Wigs was robbed for the second time in three weeks. Cops have no idea why the store's being targeted, but speculated maybe it was for disguises for other robberies.

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