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We understand that everyone may not be able to attend the memorial procession planned for this Sunday at 2pm. There will be another opportunity for you to pay respects and to place a rock at Mrs. Burrows' Memorial later in the week. If you have any questions ask HERE or by PM. Thank you
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Please say a prayer for Tommy. He's recovering nicely after surgery. The Burrows Team did a parade lap around his hospital today just so that he knows we love him and miss him at his post.
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Knox County Kentucky Sheriff's Department and KSP get help with stopping a pursuit from a vehicle carrier near Barbourville. We have found out the male operator had a serious medical emergency. Thanks to Elizabeth Beverly for the great video!!
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Irvin Johns started Suburban Wrecker Service in 1969 with a used ‘63 Chevy 1 ton wrecker painted orange and white. A short time later, Irvin hired Bill Bogard who continued to work with Irvin 47 years until Bill’s retirement in 2017! Suburban Towing survived through the years with the help of loyal employees like Bill and many others, hardworking family members, and awesome customers! Today we have over 100 pieces of equipment to handle our customer’s needs. 2018 Irvin and Gina created an ESOP as a way of rewarding our loyal employees for their retirement. Cheers and thank you for 50 great years!
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‘Perfect timing.’ Tow truck driver stops would-be-thief from stealing stalled vehicle on interstate LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Every day is new and different for tow truck drivers. That was deemed true on Sunday for driver Jerry Cantrell. Cantrell, owner and operator of Jerry’s Towing and Roadside Assistance out of Morehead, was responding to a request to pick up a stalled vehicle on I-75 in Lexington when he quickly discovered he wasn’t the only one with plans to load the car. Dash cam video from Jerry’s tow truck captured the moments he says another man was attempting to load the stalled vehicle on his own trailer…
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Bicyclist hospitalized after being hit by tow truck in Crescent Springs CRESCENT SPRINGS, Ky. — A bicyclist was taken to a hospital Tuesday after being hit by a tow truck in Crescent Springs, police said. According to the Villa Hills Police Department, the incident took place around 10:51 a.m. on Edenderry Drive near the intersection with Clareglen Drive. Police said their early investigation indicates the bicyclist, identified as Timothy Kramer, 54, failed to stop at a stop sign at Clareglen Drive at the same time a 24-year-old driver of a Smith's Towing and Recovery wrecker began turning left onto Edenderry Drive. The bicyclist t…
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Extrication from Truck, Car Crash on KY Bridge When a car stopped on the Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Twin Bridges, it was struck by a tractor-trailer and pinned the driver inside the car. READ this story at Firehouse.com Franklin Hammond Wrote: A rescue job from yesterday morning. The single female occupant of the car survived and is expected to make a full recovery. The Henderson Fire Dept. did everything right and I’m thankful for the training and real world relationship we have with this department. HFD helped us capture the suspension and rig our trucks. We utilized m…
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Amazing is the Number of Tow Trucks that showed up to Honor a Fallen Tower "Even Calling Him One of Their Own". Does not matter private or government, Larry Kizer was a Tow Truck Operator". May the TowForce be with each and everyone of you, we must watch out for each other. We may be the only ones that do!
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MOUNT VERNON, Ky. (WKYT/WYMT) - Update 1:15 1/1 Kentucky State Police say 69-year-old Jack McIntosh of Richmond was driving a wrecker towing a disabled semi. McIntosh merged onto I-75 when 70-year-old Samuel G. Thomas of Candor, NC struck the rear of the semi being towed. The Rockcastle County Coroners pronounced Thomas dead at the scene. No one else was injured. Original Story A deadly crash closed all southbound lanes of I-75 in Rockcastle County Tuesday evening. Sister station WKYT reports the crash happened near the 72-mile marker, between Berea and Mt. Vernon. We do not know how many ve…
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Resource McKeel Video YouTube Page Towing for Toys is a 501c3 organization in Murray, Kentucky, created by Max's 641 Towing & Service. Towing for Toys raises funds for, and collects, toys which provide a wonderful Christmas for children through the Murray Tiger Christmas and Calloway County Laker Christmas programs. For more information, visit towingfortoys.com.
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Early reports were that a Tow Truck Operator injured was doing a winch out. Once he got the car out, the AAA member jumped into the car, slammed into reverse and ran into him. The source stated the driver is doing OK just shaken up and was still at the hospital at 3AM this morning. The Name of the Driver along with the company will be posted as more information becomes available.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Jefferson County judge sentenced Billy Hillard to eight years on Wednesday. Hillard had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter, in exchange for a lesser sentence. Hillard hit and killed Steve Simpson, a tow truck driver, on October 3, 2016. Simpson had responded to a call on Dixie Highway. Simpson's widow, Tammie Simpson, spoke at sentencing, describing her life since then as 'a living hell.' She told the judge she wanted Hillard to have time behind bars to truly consider his actions. "Tomorrow he's going to be able to call his kids. He's gonna be able to call his wife. That's something I can't do. I can't ca…
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - A tow truck was flipped upside down as a result of a three-vehicle crash in Scott County. A crash flipped a tow truck upside down Monday afternoon in Scott County (Nick Oliver/WKYT) The crash happened on Long Lick Pike near Champions Way. The tow truck was transporting a vehicle at the time of the collision. Another passenger vehicle was involved in the crash. Long Lick Pike is currently blocked in the area of the crash. Four were taken to the hospital as a result of the crash. Tow Truck Driver was not injured: RESOURCE LINK with video …
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February 19, 2004 It is with regrets that we inform the members of the Towing & Recovery Assn. of KY of the passing of Ronald Reed; Mr. Reed, 52, died after a brief illness yesterday, 02/18/2004 at the VA Hospital in Lexington, KY. Reed was earlier employed at Winchester's Towing for many years. He left Lexington to open and operate Ron's Lakeland Wrecker Service in Florida. He recently returned to Lexington, where he was currently employed at CTS by Johnny Winchester. Mr. Reed was an accomplished tower, who (according to his previous employers) was a diligent and faithful employee, as well as a dedicated family man. Born June 5, 1951, he leaves behind a wife an…
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Saturday evening at 7:49 pm (CST) the Kentucky State Police Post 3, Bowling Green received a call for service in reference to a two vehicle injury collision involving a passenger van and a tow truck. The collision had occurred southbound at the 68 mile marker of Interstate 65, approximately 2 miles south of Bonnieville in Hart County. Trooper Daniel Priddy, along with other KSP personnel, responded to the collision. A preliminary investigation has revealed that Agustin M. Gonzalez (36, male) of Cary, NC was operating a 2013 Dodge Caravan traveling southbound in the left lane of Interstate 65. An uninvolved non-injury collision had occurred ahead, and the opera…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– Delong Road will be shut down for a short period of time Friday as crews remove a car that crashed into the ditch. Police say around 5 a.m. they got a call about a car near some trees, but the driver was not around. Authorities contacted the driver, who said he crashed around 11 p.m. Thursday. The road was closed for a short time so the vehicle could be towed, but the tow truck driver fell and was taken to the hospital. Crews will attempt to remove the car again around 9 a.m., at which time the road will be closed.
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It is with deep sorrow that we are announcing the passing of former TRAK President Ronald Bentley last night, January 6th. Mr. Bentley retired from the towing and garage business several years ago, with the sale of his company, Peytona Garage, to the current owners, Denis & Connie Albert. Mr. Bentley was the founder and long time operator of Peytona Garage on east US 60 in Waddy, KY. He built and operated several heavy-duty tow trucks from his eastern Shelby County garage. Bentley served as president of the Towing & Recovery Association of Kentucky in the 1998-99, after completing terms as vice-president from 1996-98. Funer…
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The driver was in a Tri Marc/AAA Roadside Assistance Van which was fully equipt and he had his safety vest on. All the lights and vests in the world sometimes are just not enough. We place ourselves in just as much danger out there on the roads as others. This one was a bad one though since the fall you will read may have been what actually took his life. Our Thought's are with his Family, Freinds and Co-workers as they deal with this loss. LOUISVILLE -- A Louisville man who drove a van to help stranded drivers died Tuesday after being hit by a garbage truck. The man, whose identity has not been released, drove a van for the American Automobile Association, and was…
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A semi is destroyed after catching on fire twice on Interstate 64. It started Thursday night near mile marker 123 in Bath County. The Owingsville Fire Department says a UPS truck went up in flames, torching everything inside. The fire closed the westbound lanes for several hours. Both the trailer and the truck had to be towed from the scene. On the way to Lexington, the trailer caught fire again in Montgomery County, damaging the tow truck. Crews tell WKYT that the truck was carrying a lot of items, including expensive electronics. No one was h…
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There is a Light Up being organized for Matt Kinnaman. The post on FB states this is 3 days out and they already have commitments from drivers with 5 different companies. If you have not yet considered it, the Light Up is taking place this Friday Oct 5 at 1030 pm at the Value City parking lot on Preston Highway. "Its been said that when one company suffers a loss, its felt through the entire industry." To those that are in the area come on down this Friday night and give Matt's family a night to remember.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE 3)– Authorities have busted a moonshine operation in a tow truck company building in Louisville. The business looks like it’s all closed up with black sheets covering the windows, but Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) officers say this operation was anything but dead. Inside they found moonshine in all different stages of production. Some was finished and ready to go, while some was still being made. The owner of the building, Sherman Lloyd Owen, has been charged. His business is registered out of Shepherdsville, called “Artisan Resources.” Their website says they advise the small disti…
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Updated News Video 8/22/18: http://www.wdrb.com/story/38941197/louisville-tow-truck-driver-fighting-for-his-life-after-i-71-crash Brent Greenwell Brian Johns, The Director of Operations at Mosby's Towing & Transport in Louisville Ky. reported that late last night one of the companies best drivers was struck on I-71. The Tow Truck Operator was outside his tow truck and loading a vehicle for tow. Thank God our driver is alive! Brian went to the scene and saw it was not good. The Tow Truck Operator was rushed to University of Louisville Emergency Room, the areas Best Trauma Team. Where he underwent surgery last night and has …
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Woman pulls tow truck to inspire boys and girls CATLETTSBURG Ten tons, fifty feet, a hundred expectant children. Lauren Tussey had promised Friday to pull a tow truck weighing that much across the Catlettsburg Elementary School parking lot while children took their monthly snow cone break and watched. Setting an example, she said. Showing little girls — and boys — that anything is possible with determination and fortitude. No pressure, right? Actually, very little, judging by Tussey’s lighthearted replies to questions about her upcoming ordeal: “You’ve just got to lace your shoes up tight and lean in,” she said — and then did just th…
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http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article209797939.html https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/04/25/one-person-dead-ksp-trooper-injured-henry-county-crash/550774002/ One person was killed and two people were injured, including a Kentucky State Trooper, on Wednesday in a crash on Interstate 71 in Henry County. The trooper, Michael "Mickey" Gonterman, was thrown from an overpass bridge and is in critical condition at the University of Louisville Hospital, according to a statement from KSP. The person who died, who has not been identified, was pinned under the trailer of a box truck. The driver of the box truck was taken to Bapt…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It wasn't a hearse, but a wrecker that carried a local businessman to his final resting place. A line of wreckers rolled through the streets of Louisville on Monday after the funeral of Jerry Schade, the man who owned Tony's Wrecker Service. The 77-year-old passed away January 15. His funeral was held at Pearson's in St. Matthews. A wrecker carried Schade's casket to his burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Louisville's oldest wrecker service has been in business for more than 70 years. RESOURCE LINK
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John Marsee former owner of Quality Towing Middlesboro KY sold light duty and kept Heavy duty and renamed John’s Big Rig Towing
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