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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tow truck operator John Hubbard knew his life purpose early on. Hubbard asked for a job at Passmore Towing and Recovery in Bessemer at age 20. Five years later, early Saturday morning, his earthly mission ended. Fellow tow truck drivers tell ABC 33/40 Hubbard was the type guy who went out of his way to help people. "He was a hard worker. He loved his job. He loved the towing business. You've got to love it to do it," said Dwayne Kizziah, owner of Dwayne's Towing and Recovery in Tuscaloosa. Wednesday, traffic homicide investigators mapped the scene where Hubbard was killed over the weekend on Interstate 59/20. The Alabama Law Enforcement…
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Tow Operator Killed During A Dispute: BIRMINGHAM,AL (WBRC) - Two men were shot to death around 1pm today in the 2000 Block of 15th Way South West in Birmingham. Birmingham Police say a repo man and a man believed to be the owner of a Ford Focus being repossessed were both killed. Police say the man believed to be the owner of the Ford Focus shot at the repo man killing him. A female passenger with the repo man pulled out a gun firing back at the suspect hitting him. The suspect was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The shootings are under investigation. We will have more on this story when it becomes available. UPDATE: "…
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Pickup truck overturns after driving up wrecker ramp in north Huntsville HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - It was a scary situation for a tow truck driver working a wreck on Winchester Road Friday night. David Widemon said he was trying to pull a car out of a ditch when a distracted driver flew up the wrecker’s ramp and overturned, barely missing him. It happened around 7 p.m. in the 1800 block near Domino’s. “This right here could have took my life,” Widemon said. At first, he thought the pickup’s driver was killed in the crash, but no one was hurt. Roadside crashes are the number one cause …
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If anyone has details considering this accident please add them. Thanks Tow Truck Driver Tim Barner was in a accident and struck a tree. The Truck is a total loss but gratefully Tim survived. He is going to be down for a while with lacerations and bruises but the main thing is he is still with us. Keep him in your prayers for a speedy recovery. Tim stayed overnight for observation and making sure all Xrays are cleared. Keep praying for him and his family! Update 12-08-19 Doctors Found arterie on one side of Tim's neck 85% blocked and 60% on the other. They believe that …
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2019 Slow Down Move Over Awareness Rally date 12/01/2019
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DAR School student killed in Marshall County wreck An 18-year-old student at DAR School in Grant was killed in a crash Friday morning, according to Alabama State Troopers. Family members have identified him as Eli Spray, a member of the school's football team Troopers say the crash was between a Mitsubishi Eclipse being driven by Spray and a tow truck. Spray, who was on his way to school, died on impact about 8:30 a.m., troopers said. The wreck took place in the 6,300 block of Simpson Point Road. Troopers continue to investigate the crash. RESOURCE LINK
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Towing companies work overnight to tow flooded cars MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Towing companies in Mobile are busy towing cars that were flooded during Thursday’s flash flooding. Tow truck drivers tell News 5 they have been working since Thursday evening to tow cars that were stranded in the flood waters. Many people were not able to drive their cars out of the parking lots of shopping centers on Dauphin Street. Tow truck companies are taking calls from insurance companies. People are making damage claims and the tow truck companies are picking up the vehicles. Thursday’s flash flooding prompted more than 60 w…
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Alabama Towing & Recovery Association has released this death notification: We just received word that Mrs. Faye Harrelson, owner of Harrelson Body Shop and Towing passed away today (09/14/2019). Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family. Harrelson Body Shop and Towing has been a staple in the Mobile towing community since 1979. Faye’s husband, R.B. was a pioneer in the wrecker community and an advocate to fairness with the city ordinance and helping to fix it back in the early writings of it.. Mrs. Faye was right beside RB along the way. Keeping him in line.. She is going to be deeply missed.
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LANETT — A passenger bus caught on fire while being towed Tuesday night on Interstate 85 Southbound, according to Lanett Fire Chief Johnny Allen. Allen said nobody was inside of the bus when it caught on fire and the driver of the tow truck was not injured. He said the tow truck did receive some fire damage. The call came to the fire department at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Allen said the bus was fully involved by the time firefighters got on scene and didn’t leave until about 3 a.m. The southbound portion of the interstate was also shut down during that time due to a diesel fuel spill. Allen said the official cause of the fire is undete…
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Alabama tow operators organized a procession to honor operator Richard Wilson, 53, who died weeks from injuries sustained when he was hit by a vehicle July 29 on I-85 in Montgomery, Ala. Wilson, who worked for Jacobs Towing, was hit while loading a vehicle on his tow truck at approximately 6:45 p.m. He died three weeks later. The towing companies participating in the procession encourage motorists to slow down and move over for tow trucks on the roadside. View the full article and more on TowTimes.com
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Tow truck driver dies 3 weeks after being hit by vehicle on I-85 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A tow truck driver who was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 85 on July 29 has died from his injuries, the Montgomery Police Department confirmed Thursday. Richard Wilson, 53, of Millbrook, suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit around 6:45 p.m that Monday evening. Police and fire medics responded to the area and found a two-vehicle crash involving a 2013 BMW X1 and a 2015 Ford F-650 in the northbound lanes at Forest Avenue. Wilson was apparently trying to load a vehicle on his wrecker when he…
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Anna Findley is Gene Schofield's sister and, along with family, has been advocating for changes to Alabama's "Move Over" law. (Source: WSFA 12 News) By Samantha Day | August 3, 2019 at 11:03 AM CDT - Updated August 3 at 1:39 PM BUTLER COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Years after a tow truck driver was killed in Butler County, his family is advocating for to change Alabama’s “Move Over” law. That hard work is paying off. “I’ve never felt so lost in my life. He was my only brother and now I don’t have him,” Anna Findley said back in 2016. Her brother, Gene Schofield, was a tow truck operator for All Ab…
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Mobile Police execute search warrants on towing companies https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wkrg.com/news/mobile-police-executing-search-warrants-on-towing-companies/amp/
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - An accident involving a train and a tow truck may change your morning commute. CMPD is on scene after an Amtrack train hit a tow truck as it was towing a vehicle on the tracks at McLean Road at Old Concord Road. Officials say no one was injured in the incident. The road is shutdown as crews work to clear the accident from the tracks. You’re asked to use WT Harris Boulevard, University City Boulevard or Back Creek Church Road as alternate routes. RESOURCE LINK with video CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A busy road in Charlotte was closed early Friday after an Amtrak train collided with a tow truck, WSOC reports. Th…
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A proposed change to Mobile’s wrecker service ordinance was tabled by the city council on Tuesday after the director of public safety said there is a criminal investigation into possible price gouging by wrecker companies. The council tabled the proposal for the time being, as the investigation presses on, according to James Barber, the city’s executive director of public safety. “It started by looking into allegations of price gouging, and has now turned into a criminal investigation into several companies within the wrecker industry,” Barber said. “It is a criminal investigation at this point. We’ll complete the criminal investigation and come back and prevent…
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Two tow truck drivers, one of them a retired firefighter, say they were in the "right place at the right time" when they rescued a man trapped on top of his car in floodwaters early Saturday morning. Triad residents Danny Ward and Phillip Alston were driving back to their tow truck shop in the darkness of night when they suddenly encountered the emergency situation. Two men driving separate cars became trapped in floodwaters at the bottom of a hill on Riverdale Drive in Jamestown, according to Ian Good, shift commander with Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department. "We saw red lights in the distance," said Alston, one of the tow truck drivers. "We…
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This morning one of our drivers was struck by a vehicle on the side of the road while assisting a stranded motorist. It's a serious injury, and we ask you to join us in praying for him and his family. Pray for all our drivers today as they also deal with this accident and continue to face danger every time they work on the side of the road. We take every opportunity to remind the public to slow down and move over. It's a state law, and today, failure to follow that law resulted in the injury of one of our own. The truth is it's always one of our own - no matter what company, state, or country - when a tow operator is struck by traffic just trying to do their j…
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Driver crashes into Alabama State Trooper vehicle stopped along interstate TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WALA) -- An Alabama State Trooper avoided serious injuries Sunday when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle on Interstate 59. Investigators said the trooper was parked off of the road on I-59 southbound near exit 89 in Tuscaloosa County. Troopers said a passenger vehicle driving southbound left the roadway and crashed into the back of the trooper's car and sideswiped a State Trooper SUV. A tow truck driver was also struck by the vehicle. Both the trooper and the tow truck driver were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The person …
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Everyone who has seen the wreckage can hardly believe the driver of a Toyota Camry survived a Friday collision with an 18-wheeler in Dadeville Friday. “She is one lucky lady,” Patterson Truck Parts and Towing driver Chris Deason said. “The door post had her pinned down in the passenger seat and the truck’s tire was on top of her.” Deason responded to the scene to assist in removing the driver. He was driving a specialized tow truck designed to lift and tow loaded 18-wheelers and saw the victim up close. “I first saw her eyes when I crawled in around the tire to hook up the cables,” Deason said. “I saw her face and couldn’t believe she was alive.” The c…
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BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Andrea Harris thinks of himself as a country boy. But these says he's being hailed as a hero for helping a family in a life or death situation. Monday, the Black Warrior Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution gave Harris the medal of heroism for civilians. In July, Harris, who is a part-time tow truck driver, found a car that had rolled down an embankment and caught fire on Highway 171 and Mount Olive Road. A woman made it out of the car. But her child was still trapped inside. Harris went down a hill, broke out the glass and pulled the child to safety. Weeks later he's being hailed as a hero. "Sometime 9-1-1 isn't fast en…
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My name is Jeff, I live in Florence, AL. I work for Simpson's Wrecker Service as a Rollback Operator. We have 8 rollbacks, 16 ton and a 35 ton and a rotator.
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MOBILE, AL (WALA) - Police are investigating a robbery at A+ Wrecker Service located at 5713 Three Notch Road. According to police, two white male subjects entered the business armed with weapons shortly before 2:30 p.m. Officials say they got into a struggle with one of the male employees inside and struck the employee across the face with a gun. They say the suspects then stole a wrecker, which already had the keys in it, and fled the scene. Authorities found the stolen wrecker at the Winn Dixie parking lot on Highway 90. The suspects are still at large. Surveillance video of the crime shows the robbery victi…
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All lanes of West Meighan at Hastings Park in Gadsden have reopened after a collision between a train and a wrecker. The crash happened just before 10 a.m. Friday. A flatbed wrecker belonging to Auto Towing and Recovery, collided with the freight train, stopping the train. Police say as far as they know, no one was transported from the scene by ambulance. The Gadsden Etowah EMA is also on the scene because of a fuel spill. RESOURCE LINK
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