ALLEN COUNTY — A state trooper was honored for his actions during a crash.
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On Aug. 12, Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Grant Baumle with the Lima post responded to a fiery crash in Allen County.
A Toyota failed to stop at a stop sign, hitting a box truck.
A box truck was on fire, and the driver was trapped inside.
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Baumle grabbed his fire extinguisher and climbed into the truck, working to put out the flames around the dashboard and driver’s legs.
When the fire reignited, he found a second extinguisher and put out the flames again.
The driver of the box truck was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to a crash report.
Baumle was awarded OSP’s Distinguished Service Medallion.
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