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Van Wert, OH

Road sign struck and left in roadway on Franklin Street 

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Near N Franklin St, Van Wert, OH 45891
Audio|Source: Defiance County Sheriff, City Police, Fire and EMS - Digital
00:26

Transcript:
Standwork to 40. 30. 30 in front of Vantage Career Center, headed eastbound, there is a sign and debris in the middle of the roadway. Callers states it looks like someone hit the sign and uprooted it and put it into the roadway.

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Near N Franklin St, Van Wert, OH 45891
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