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Cops Bust Naked Joyriders

Here's one style of driving that will really get your motor running. A routine traffic stop in Lincoln, Neb., turned interesting when a sheriff's deputy pulled over a pickup truck loaded with naked people. After getting a tip about a suspicious vehicle, a Lancaster County deputy spotted a truck that matched the vehicle's...

Man Thanks Driver for Life-Saving Smash-Up

(Oct. 21) -- A Washington state man thanked another driver for deliberately causing him to crash his pickup truck, saving his life in the process. Bill Pace, 80, of Bellevue had passed out at the wheel of his truck while driving on Highway 167 in July, the Seattle Times reported. He had suffered a minor heart attack a...

Anti-Gay Protesters Pepper Sprayed at Marine's Funeral

(Aug. 29) -- A 62-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to fire pepper spray at members of the radical Westboro Baptist Church as they protested the funeral of a U.S. Marine. The incident took place at around 10 a.m. Saturday in Omaha, Neb., where some 20 followers of the extremist Kansas sect -- who...

Background on pickup

A pickup truck (also pick-up truck, pickup, bakkie in South Africa, or ute—an abbreviation of "utility vehicle"—in Australia and New Zealand) is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area (bed).

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