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I was in a car accident. I can’t drive. I’m in a wheelchair. I’m not being 'chauffeured.'

Oakland County, Mich., Executive L. Brooks Patterson, objecting to the word a New Yorker article used to describe his driver.

Oakland County, Mich., Executive L. Brooks Patterson, objecting to the word a New Yorker article used to describe his driver.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.