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Draggin’ wagons
Doug Ottmers hauled a Toyota Corolla sedan on his 2013 Ford F650 Rollback that burns $7 of gas per mile. – Standard-Radio Post/Christine Granados
A: Main, Business, Gillespie Life, News
By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post reporter on February 21, 2024
Draggin’ wagons

Tow truck driver hauls cars with care

Alex Graban and Doug Ottmers peek under the hood and discuss what happened to his Toyota on Friday, Feb. 16. – Standard-Radio Post/Christine Granados

Douglas Ottmers recalled when there used to be a gas station where the Whataburger now stands on East Main Street in Fredericksburg.

“I remember going there for the very first time in my pickup truck when I had my first drivers’ license and filling it up with gas for 67 cents,” he said.

Ottmers is still cr...

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