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DILLON COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Two pedestrians were struck Saturday along Interstate 95 by a pick-up truck, leaving one dead, according to Highway Patrol. The wreck happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday near mile marker 198, according to Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of SCHP. Two people were standing in the median behind a tow truck which was ‘legally parked,’ according to Highway Patrol. That’s when a 2013 Ford pick-up truck with two people inside ran off the road. Highway Patrol said the truck hit both pedestrians, killing one on scene. Highway Patrol said the pickup truck then re-entered the northbound side of the interstate, where i…
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A trip to the beach suddenly turned into a rescue mission for a woman and her grandson after a little dog became trapped in their car. RESOURCE LINK with video The tow truck company, Twin Cities Auto waived the towing fee. RESOURCE LINK with video
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I would like to thank the Towing & Recovery Association of South Carolina for the Lifetime honorary membership they gave me this evening. It is very humbling and a great honor!
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Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office An Elloree man reported Monday night that a tow truck driver pulled a gun on him and drove away with his girlfriend, according to a sheriff’s office incident report. The incident began when the man and his girlfriend had a verbal dispute. He told his girlfriend to leave his home. The man said a black Dodge tow truck pulled up in his yard and his girlfriend walked toward it. He also walked toward the truck. The driver of the truck allegedly pulled a gun on him and stated, “Don’t be walking up on my truck like that,” the report said. The man’s girlfriend left with th…
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Tow Truck Driver Jumps into Action after witnessing Semi Crash NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Blaine Carter is back at home with his family Thursday after a long night of driving his tow truck. The giggle of a newborn in his arms is that much sweeter knowing how his night went. Around 3:00 a.m., while driving across the river into South Carolina on I-20, Blaine saw a red semi-truck slam through the median onto his side of the road. "It was coming at me at first, that's why I slammed on the brakes." Like watching dominoes fall, he watched as another semi drove straight into the truck already stretched across t…
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Tow truck driver arrested after “stealing” a big rig “with the intent to permanently deprive the owner” A tow truck driver is facing criminal charges after incorrectly towing a parked semi truck “with the intent to permanently deprive the owner” in South Carolina earlier this month. The incident happened on June 18th in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. According to WSPA News, trucker David Garland spoke to the owner of the Ingles store on Highway 9 and was granted permission to park his big rig in the parking lot overnight whenever he needed. After doing so, Garland’s rig was towed by a Cole’s Towing truck driver Shannon black – a company with a …
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Tow truck driver highlights "Move Over" law in wake of I-85 accident ANDERSON, SC (FOX Carolina) - Tow truck driver David Hatley points to an American flag with a yellow stripe. He explains that much like law enforcement and firefighters, tow truck drivers have a brotherhood. He said when one driver is hit, it resonates with every driver no matter the company. "You're terrified that you lost a tow brother. That's how he felt after he saw this," Hatley said. "These guys are competition during the day, but we're still a brotherhood." That's why he was upset to see a picture of an accident come out of Anderson County. …
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