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Hospital security discovered the 8- and 9-year-old children in the parking lot after they began honking the truck's horn, according to Lake Forest police.
Hospital security discovered the 8- and 9-year-old children in the parking lot after they began honking the truck's horn, according to Lake Forest police. (Lake Forest PD)

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