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    1. Rescue

    Photo Story: Victim Freed from Stolen Truck in LA

    Dec. 16, 2014
    The driver of the stolen AT&T truck ran away after crashing into a pole, leaving a woman pinned.
    Martin Nate Rawner
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    Los Angeles firefighters extricated a woman who was trapped in a stolen truck. 

    Crews were dispatched to a Physical Rescue Assignment at 8th Street and Central Avenue on Dec. 11.

    The male driver fled after crashing into a wall and utility pole, leaving the female passenger pinned inside. 

    After Heavy Rescue 56 moved the truck away from the pole, firefighters utilized various extrication tools to free the woman.

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