panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference [recovered]
    panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
[signal 0xb code=0x1 addr=0x8 pc=0x57e0a]

goroutine 5 [running]:
testing.tRunner.func1(0x208336000)
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regexp.(*bitState).reset(0x0, 0x13, 0x4, 0x4)
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regexp.(*machine).backtrack(0x2082b4ea0, 0x22084693e8, 0x2082b4f78, 0x0, 0x13, 0x4, 0x20835b6c0)
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regexp.(*Regexp).doExecute(0x208326320, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x197510, 0x13, 0x0, 0x4, ...)
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regexp.(*Regexp).FindStringSubmatch(0x208326320, 0x197510, 0x13, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
    /Users/mbrennan/.gimme/versions/go/src/regexp/regexp.go:883 +0x9a
command-line-arguments.TestMustCompile(0x208336000)
    /Users/mbrennan/civis/gocode/src/github.com/civisanalytics/regex_fail/regexp_test.go:23 +0x525
testing.tRunner(0x208336000, 0x24f330)
    /Users/mbrennan/.gimme/versions/go/src/testing/testing.go:452 +0xae
created by testing.RunTests
    /Users/mbrennan/.gimme/versions/go/src/testing/testing.go:560 +0xa4b

package main

import (
    "regexp"
    "testing"
)

var shortRegex, longRegex *regexp.Regexp

func TestMustCompile(t *testing.T) {
    testString := "100 SESAME ST APT 1"
    shortRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(ST|STREET|ALLEY|ANNEX|ARCADE|BEND|BOULEVARD|ALY|ANX|ARC|AVE|BYU|BCH|BND|BLVD|BYPASS|BYP|CAUSEWAY|CSWY|CIRCLE|CIR|CIRCLES|CIRS|CORNER|COR|COURT|CT|COURTS|CTS|CRESCENT|CRES|CREST|CRST|CROSSING|XING|CURVE|CURV|DALE|DL|DRIVE|DR|DRIVES|DRS|ESTATE|EST|ESTATES|ESTS|EXPRESSWAY|EXPY|EXTENSION|EXT|EXTENSIONS|EXTS|FORK|FRK|FORKS|FRKS|FREEWAY|FWY|GARDEN|GDN|GARDENS|GDNS|HEIGHTS|HTS|HIGHWAY|HWY|HILL|HL|HILLS|HLS|HOLLOW|HOLW|INLET|INLT|ISLAND|IS|STREETS|STS|SUMMIT|SMT|TERRACE|TER|THROUGHWAY|TRWY|TRACE|TRCE|TRACK|TRAK|TRAFFICWAY|TRFY|TRAIL|TRL|TRAILER|TRLR|TUNNEL|TUNL|TURNPIKE|TPKE|UNDERPASS|UPAS|VALLEY|VLY|VALLEYS|VLYS|VIADUCT|VIA|WALK|WALKS|WAY|WAYS)`)
    longRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(ST|STREET|ALLEY|ANNEX|ARCADE|BEND|BOULEVARD|ALY|ANX|ARC|AVE|BYU|BCH|BND|BLVD|BYPASS|BYP|CAUSEWAY|CSWY|CIRCLE|CIR|CIRCLES|CIRS|CORNER|COR|COURT|CT|COURTS|CTS|CRESCENT|CRES|CREST|CRST|CROSSING|XING|CURVE|CURV|DALE|DL|DRIVE|DR|DRIVES|DRS|ESTATE|EST|ESTATES|ESTS|EXPRESSWAY|EXPY|EXTENSION|EXT|EXTENSIONS|EXTS|FORK|FRK|FORKS|FRKS|FREEWAY|FWY|GARDEN|GDN|GARDENS|GDNS|HEIGHTS|HTS|HIGHWAY|HWY|HILL|HL|HILLS|HLS|HOLLOW|HOLW|INLET|INLT|ISLAND|IS|STREETS|STS|SUMMIT|SMT|TERRACE|TER|THROUGHWAY|TRWY|TRACE|TRCE|TRACK|TRAK|TRAFFICWAY|TRFY|TRAIL|TRL|TRAILER|TRLR|TUNNEL|TUNL|TURNPIKE|TPKE|UNDERPASS|UPAS|VALLEY|VLY|VALLEYS|VLYS|VIADUCT|VIA|WALK|WALKS|WAY|WAYS|BREAKAGE)`)
    t.Logf("short regex string: %s", shortRegex.String())
    t.Logf("long regex string: %s", longRegex.String())
    shortMatches := shortRegex.FindStringSubmatch(testString)
    t.Logf("%+v", shortMatches)
    if shortMatches[0] != "ST" {
        t.Errorf("short regex failed")
    } else {
        t.Logf("short regex passed")
    }
    longMatches := longRegex.FindStringSubmatch(testString)
    t.Logf("%+v", longMatches)
    if longMatches[0] != "ST" {
        t.Errorf("long regex failed")
    } else {
        t.Logf("long regex passed")
    }
}