Gas roars higher, pressuring holiday travelers (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 05/23/2008 - 2:44pm

A boat fuels up at a Sohio station on the Four Seasons Marina fuel dock in preparation for the Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 23, 2008, on the Ohio River in Cincinnati.<br /><br />Nationally, the price of a gallon of regular gas rose 4.4 cents overnight to a record average of $3.875, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.<br /><br />Prices are headed even higher in coming days because of oil's dramatic rally this week to a new record over $135 a barrel.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Al Behrman)AP - As consumers began hitting the road Friday for the Memorial Day weekend, they faced the sobering reality that it now costs $87 to fill a Ford Explorer SUV, up $14 from last year, and $72 to fill a mid-sized Honda Accord, up $12.




 

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