New Mexico

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   Tow Truck Struck - 10.29.20 (NM)

   October 30, 2020 by TowNews

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   Las Vegas man dies in head-on crash Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 1:39 pm A Las Vegas man died as a result of injuries sustained in a head-on collision in San Miguel County on the frontage road of Interstate 25 on Oct. 23. Jose Augustin Lucero, 80, of Las Vegas, was killed in the accident on Frontage Road 2137. State police officers said he was driving south on the frontage road in a 1995 Chevy pickup truck, when, for reasons unknown to investigators, he crossed over the center line and collided head-on with a Ford tow truck. RESOURCE LINK New Mexico State Police investigate fatal crash SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, N.M. (K…

   

   Last reply by TowNews, October 30, 2020
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   Stolen tow truck slams into Albuquerque business

   December 6, 2019 by TowNews

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   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A New Mexico family says their business was destroyed by a person in a stolen tow truck. Erika Estrada said the driver slammed the tow truck into her auto shop near Broadway and Gibson Thursday morning. "So far, we're just going to try and fix it up and continue -- keep on going," Estrada said. "We're not going to give up. We haven't done anything to anybody. We're just trying to survive basically." Estrada said the security cameras only show a person in a hoodie. She added that Albuquerque police and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office are working on the case because the tow truck was stolen from a business in the…

   

   Last reply by TowNews, December 6, 2019
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   Family, friends remember deceased tow truck driver (NM)

   January 13, 2019 by TowNews

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   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The highway was pitch black. The roads were icy and a state police officer needed assistance. Tow truck driver Pat Cisneros was there to help. “At the end of the day he was a hero,” said Tony Romero, a friend who also worked at the towing company. “He jumped out of that truck that morning wanting to help somebody.” That morning, while trying to make sure someone else got home safely, 50-year-old Patrick Cisneros didn't make it home. “I got up to work to get ready and Pat wasn't there,” said Tessa Ci…

   

   Last reply by TowNews, January 13, 2019
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   Re: Sad News - Tow Operator Fatality New Mexico

   January 2, 2019 by rreschran

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   Here's sad news of a tow operator fatality that occured early this morning making this the first fatality of 2019. According to the news, tow operator, Pat Sisneros, of Madrid Towing, was struck and killed as he attempted to assist a NM state police officer. According to State Police, a semi-truck crashed into a State Police vehicle just before 1 a.m. Police say Pat Sisneros stopped to assist the officer when another semi collided into Sisneros' tow truck, killing him. All lanes on I40 Eastbound MM 157 were closed due to the motor vehicle accident involving the second semi-truck. It was also reported that 20-degree temperatures caused lanes to be were extremely icy.…

   

   Last reply by GRUMPS The Towman, January 7, 2019

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