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A Forum for Towing Related News and Collective Thoughts. In here you will find Industry related news stories along with Condolences in Tower Down Posts. Positive posts such as Birth Announcements, Quotes, etc.
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State police looking to identify tow truck driver who saved a man from a burning car on I-95 in Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Connecticut State Police are looking to identify a man who they say saved a person’s life after removing them from a burning car. Police said on August 4 around 5:30 a.m., a car caught on fire on I-95 near exit 9 in Stamford. The unknown man removed a man from a burning car and saved his life. State Police said the unknown man is a tow truck driver for an unknown company. If you know who this man is, you’re being asked to contact Sgt. Gray at roman.gray@ct.gov or Troop G at 203-696-250…
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Search underway for tow truck driver in Madison hit-and-run crash RESOURCE LINK
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If you're following national news, the industry's Tow Police are questioning a Florida's tow company's use of dollies and whether or not an evidence vehicle should be entered? There's plenty of footage showing a wheel-lift wrecker towing away a Mustang on dollies. As a retired police investigator and life-long tower, I teach a course called, “Forensic Evidence in Tow Operations,.” Tow operators should know simple basics required when responding to evidence calls, but, not all tow operator's are provide this training. Lots of tower’s comments on industry forum sites are correct and some towers seem to know that techniques and methods are proper. In my opinion, for investi…
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Phoenix police investigating after tow truck driver was found shot and killed RESOURCE LINK UPDATED 09.04.21 Family heartbroken and pleading for help following murder of tow truck driver RESOURCE LINK with video
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https://wlos.com/news/local/crash-involving-vehicle-and-tow-truck-sends-one-person-to-the-hospital
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https://abc13.com/tow-truck-crash-fm1960-cypress-creek-parkway-double-fatal/11030870/
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Tow Truck Driver Shot And Killed In Washington Park CHICAGO (CBS) — A tow truck driver was shot and killed in Washington Park Sunday morning, police said. The driver, a 27-year-old man, was attempting to provide service at about 3:51 a.m. in the 100 block of West 57th Street when an unidentified person shot him multiple times. The victim was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Nobody is in custody as Area One detectives investigate. https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/09/19/tow-truck-driver-shot-and-killed-in-washington-park/ News Reports Stated: Eight p…
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This news video does not provide details of the incident returns. A 71 year old pedestrian was crossing the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle that did not stop. Unsure if this is the same incident.
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Woman Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter After Slamming Into Tow Truck Operator, Knocking Him Off Overpass Tow truck driver killed while working on Dallas High 5 DALLAS - A tow truck driver was hit and killed on the Dallas High 5 interchange in North Dallas overnight. Dallas police said it happened around 10 p.m. as the driver was hooking up a disabled car on the ramp from Interstate 635 to the Central Expressway. The car was hit from behind by an SUV and the man was knocked over a railing. He fell about 50 feet to the road below where he was hit by several cars. Police sai…
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Taunton man killed after truck crashes, dangles off overpass on I-495 MILFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after a 24-year-old Taunton man was killed when his tow truck crashed on I-495 in Milford late Thursday night, according to Massachusetts State Police. Crews responded to the overpass at Route 16 around 11:30 p.m. and found the cab of the truck hanging off the edge of the bridge. The driver suffered fatal injuries, state police said. A 20-year-old Berkley woman was rescued from the cab and taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A preliminary investig…
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Tow truck driver dies after he was struck on I-95 ramp A tow truck driver has died after he was struck on an Interstate 95 entrance ramp in Fredericksburg on Thursday. Louis J. Rich, 29, of Locust Grove, died at Mary Washington Hospital, according to a statement Saturday from the Virginia State Police. At 12:35 p.m. Thursday, a 2020 Chevrolet Impala was on the southbound entrance ramp at Plank Road when the vehicle crossed the white fog line and struck Rich. The Impala then hit the tow truck on the shoulder, VSP spokesperson Sgt. Brent Coffey said. The driver of the Chevrolet, Christopher R. Minor, 29, of Woodford, was uninju…
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Two people are dead and one is critically wounded after a wreck on the Florida Turnpike on Friday night. Troopers say a Ford pickup truck was traveling northbound on the Turnpike around 10 p.m. when the driver hit a tow truck operator trying to hook up a disabled vehicle. The tow truck driver was killed instantly. The driver and passenger of the pick-up were thrown when the truck overturned. The 34-year-old driver died. His young female passenger was taken to Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital. RESOURCE LINK with video
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Police: Tow truck driver hospitalized after being hit by car while working in West Price Hill Photo Credit: AAA Cincinnati CINCINNATI — A tow truck driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Monday after being hit by a car while working in the roadway in West Price Hill. It happened around 11:49 p.m. when the Cincinnati Police Department’s Traffic Unit responded to the 4000 block of Rapid Run Pike to investigate a serious injury traffic crash. Police said a tow truck driver was working in the roadway, putting a disabled car on the back of his tow truck, when he was hit by a car. The ca…
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Tow truck driver charged in hit-and-run death of a woman who stepped out of his moving vehicle in S. Minneapolis The driver left the scene but returned "some minutes later" to within a block of the incident only to leave again, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities have charged a tow-truck driver in the hit-and-run death of a woman who stepped out of his moving truck in south Minneapolis in August. Jordan A. Jewell, 26, of Arden Hills was charged in Hennepin County District Court last week with criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the death of 42-year-old Stacy A. Morrison, of St. Paul, on Aug. 21. Jewe…
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I've closely watched tow forums regarding recoveries in the wake of Hurricane Ida. I understand that there's "money to be made", but at what risk to safety and survival is to be contemplated? Perhaps this is the place to send a reminder that; flowing water can be deadly noting the Connecticut State Trooper who drowned yesterday having reportedly driven into floodwaters only to be swept away and found downstream outside of his police cruiser. There’s huge risk to health and safety in-entering rapid water and it’s my opinion to let floodwaters’ subside first, and then go get it. Guess what, the danger of being swept away no longer exists and the car most likely…
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What are the advantages of these towing units beside been cheap ?
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1 killed in crash on Clearlake Road near Cocoa, troopers say Tow truck, pickup crashed at King Street COCOA, Fla. – One person died Friday when a tow truck and a pickup truck crashed in the Cocoa area, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers responded to the scene at 4:20 p.m. on Clearlake Road and King Street for a crash involving a Chevy pickup and Ford Tow Truck. According to the crash report, the pickup was driving east on State Road 520 (King Street) in the left turn lane and the tow truck was driving west on S.R. 520 approaching Clearlake Road. When the pickup attempted to make a left turn onto Clearlake Road it entered into the …
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Truck collides with train in Lake Worth Beach A large truck was severely mangled after hitting a train early Thursday in Lake Worth Beach. It happened near South Dixie Highway between 12th Avenue and 14th Avenue. No injuries were reported as of Thursday afternoon. WPEC-News Channel 12 reported that, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the truck stopped on the tracks for an unknown reason, but was not inside the truck at the time of the crash. Removal of the wreckage took hours, leading to traffic delays. Images appeared to show the cab of the truck with major damage to its front-end, off t…
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In the ever-escalating conversation about increasing the number of zero-emissions vehicles on Colorado roadways, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles typically have taken a backseat to those fueled by other kinds of batteries. But AAA Colorado is hoping to change that. The century-old nonprofit auto club has announced an agreement with Denver-based New Day Hydrogen LLC in which it will introduce America's first hydrogen-powered tow trucks and other emergency rescue vehicles in Colorado. As part of the partnership, New Day Hydrogen will design and construct stations to create hydrogen fueling by electrolysis, a process that creates emissions-free hydrogen from wate…
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Our Thought's & Prayers will be with those in the path of this storm as it sounds as though it is strengthening.
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ROANE COUNTY BUSINESSMAN KILLED IN TOW TRUCK ACCIDENT From Dudley Evans/BBB TV12 We are still awaiting the Harriman Police Department to confirm the person killed in yesterday evenings single vehicle wreck on Pansy Hill Road, but Facebook reports have confirmed the owner and operator of Wheels Towing, Darrell Fink, has died after the accident on Pansy Hill Road in Harriman Thursday Evening. Harriman Police and Fire responded to the scene just before 6:30, after receiving a call that a Wheels Towing truck ran off the road and struck a utility pole at the intersection of Vernal Drive. It was reported that Fink was unresponsive at the scene and …
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2 in critical condition after traffic accident in Macon The crash happened on Eisenhower Parkway at Brad Walsh Parkway just before 10 p.m. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —A man and woman are in critical condition after colliding with a tow truck Friday night. The crash happened on Eisenhower Parkway at Brad Walsh Parkway just before 10 p.m. Bibb County investigators say a Kitchen’s Towing Wrecker hit a Honda CRZ making a left onto Brad Walsh Parkway from Eisenhower Parkway. The driver of the Wrecker was taken to Atrium Health Navicent and listed in stable condition. The male driver and female passenger …
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A 33-year-old Pensacola man was killed Friday afternoon on U.S. 90 in Milton after colliding with the back of a tow truck. The motorcyclist traveled east on U.S. 90, directly behind a tow truck, as he approached Starrider Trail. The tow truck started to slow and turned into a private driveway when the motorcyclist collided with the back of the tow truck, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. The motorcyclist died from his injuries. RESOURCE LINK
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Driver airlifted to hospital after crash on I-70 near Georgetown SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – A driver was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a semi-truck while he was pulled over and working on his vehicle. The crash happened around 2 p.m. near mile 231, about three miles east of Georgetown. The injured driver, who works for a towing company, was working on his truck, which had a trailer attached. Eastbound I-70 at Silverthorne and eastbound US 6 from Keystone are closed while Colorado State Patrol investigates the crash and environmental crews clean up a diesel fuel spill that resulted from …
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It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of a life-long towing and recovery operator and business owner. Ronnie Barrickman passed away on August 23, 2021. Ronnie was a fixture of the Oldham and surrounding Kentucky counties communities and a well-known and talented towing operator. He served countless motorists and first responders with his knowledge, skills and abilities. Barrickman's Towing and Recovery was a longstanding member of TRAK. A procession of towing and recovery vehicles along with partners from other first responder agencies will participate in Ronnie’s last run Saturday, August 28, 2021. Mr. Barrickman’s rollback will serve as a hearse,…
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In hearing about young tow operator, Alex Hayes, (killed outside Tucson AZ) and three other tow operator deaths in nearly 40-days, I'm left questioning the mindset of towers who respond to on-highway calls? Each were (reportedly) killed working white-line incidents. I question today's safety mindset of towers who continue to actively work the white-line with some allegedly standing in traffic lanes? I haf'ta ask ... "What in the hell's going on?" I don't know about you ... but, I'm tired of reading the same old crap ! ! To that point, I’d like to address the number of SDMO videos posted on tow forums, YouTube and Tic Toc. While I salute the safety messages these…
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Cherry Creek Trial pushed back against Lakewood man who claims police harassment A judge in Jefferson County on Monday allowed the date for the jury hearing to be postponed a Lakewood man who was involved in a physical altercation with a tow truck driver in February and was eventually arrested by police. Ameer Allen is charged with four offenses including assault, resisting arrest, obstruction of a peace officer, and harassment with a maximum imprisonment of four years and a fine of up to $ 7,750, with no court fees. But Allen, who is Black, says he was actually the victim in the case and was attacked by the tow truck driver and then forcibly …
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Alex Hayes killed by hit and run driver Alex Hayes, 21, was changing a tire on the side of I-10 near MP 289 Saturday night when he was hit by a semi-truck. The driver fled the scene. "It's devastating. Our family just wants to know what happened. Right now, we are in the dark about what happened, we have very little information and I think at this point we just want to know what happened."
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