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HIGHLAND, Ind. — Investigations continue into the death of Richard Haschke, 50, an off-duty Highland firefighter who died early Sunday from injuries sustained while driving a department off-road vehicle.
Fire Chief Bill Timmer said Haschke wasn’t authorized to take the Polaris Ranger out of the fire station at 2901 Highway Ave., and wasn’t responding to any incident on behalf of the Fire Department during the time of the crash.
According to a statement Sunday by Highland police Cmdr. George Georgeff, Haschke used a code known to all Highland firefighters gain entry to the station. The volunteer firefighter was accompanied by two other men — Jeffery Cifaldi, 31, of LaPorte, and Bryan Minnich, 42, of Highland.
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