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Pickup truck burns

Lt. Ray Haas, commander of the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, got a surprise early Sunday morning when he awoke to find his pickup truck engulfed in flames. Van Wert firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, but not before the pickup was a total loss. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)

POSTED: 05/16/11 at 2:43 am. FILED UNDER: News