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24 hours later and there are still few details available.
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Two transported to hospital in critical condition after tow truck rolls in North Salt Lake
NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 4, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) — Two men were transported to University of Utah Hospital with critical injuries Saturday evening after a rollover accident on Eagleridge Drive.
Sgt. Terry Fritz, with the North Salt Lake Police Department, told Gephardt Daily a tow truck with an unoccupied vehicle on its flatbed failed to make a turn and rolled.
The driver of the truck had to be extricated and was flown to the hospital in critical condition by AirMed helicopter.
The passenger in the tow truck was ejected and was transported in critical but stable condition to U of U Hospital by ground ambulance.
Sgt. Fritz said later Saturday that no update was available on either man’s condition.
It appears that speed was definitely a factor in the crash, but the incident is still under investigation and it isn’t known if a mechanical problem may have been involved, Fritz said.
Part of Eagleridge Drive, east of Orchard and Parkview, was closed to traffic while the scene was investigated and then cleared.
Tow truck rollover leaves 2 in critical condition, closes Eagleridge Drive in North Salt Lake
NORTH SALT LAKE — Two people are being treated for critical injuries after a tow truck rolled over Saturday evening.
North Salt Lake Police Sgt. Terry Fritz said officers received reports of the crash just before 6 p.m. The tow truck was driving near Eagleridge Drive and Valley View with an unoccupied vehicle on its flatbed. The truck was going too fast and was unable to make a turn when it rolled 1½ times and damaged a guardrail, Fritz said.
The driver had to be extricated from the truck and was flown in a helicopter to the hospital in critical condition. The passenger was transported in an ambulance to the hospital in critical but stable condition, according to Fritz.
Eagleridge Drive will be closed for a few hours for investigation, according to a Facebook post from North Salt Lake Police Department. City sweepers are currently cleaning up the scene.
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Man to face charges after leading Portage police on chase into Illinois, crashing into tow truck
Protage, IL.:
A burglary suspect led police on a high-speed chase Friday morning that ended just over the state line in Illinois, resulting in a minor collision caused by the fleeing driver before he was taken into custody, according to Portage police Sgt. Rob Maynard
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Peabody Area Police Brief: (Wednesday 09.30.20)
Police stopped a tow truck towing a FedEx truck at 2:05 p.m., in or near the intersection of Foster and Franklin streets and summoned the operator to court for operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license.
The tow truck and its tow were released to a licensed operator.
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A Fredericksburg man faces criminal charges after being accused of firing a shot during an altercation with a tow-truck driver, police said.
City police spokeswoman Sarah Morris said the driver went to Townsend Boulevard off U.S. 1 in Fredericksburg about 11:45 p.m. Saturday to tow away a vehicle. He was confronted by the owner of the vehicle and the suspect, and a heated dispute ensued, Morris said.
As the driver was leaving the parking lot with the vehicle, the suspect and the woman who owns the car began chasing him. During that chase, a shot was fired, Morris said. No one was injured.
The suspect, 25-year-old Drequan Lashae Edwards, was arrested Sunday morning. Edwards is charged with attempted malicious wounding, using a firearm in the commission of a felony and a misdemeanor charge of firing a weapon in public.
Edwards was placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail. He will be arraigned Tuesday in Fredericksburg General District Court.
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BARRIE -- A York Region man is in life-threatening condition after the tow truck he was driving rolled over on the 400 early Monday morning.
According to police, it happened around 8:30 a.m. in the soundbound lanes of the 400 when the 21-year-old lost control while changing lanes, causing the crash.
Police say the driver was ejected from the truck because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.
A 28-year-old Wasaga Beach woman - who was also in the truck - suffered minor injuries and was taken to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, police say.
There are no charges at this point.
As of 12:13 p.m. Monday
County of Simcoe Paramedics say the crash happened around 8 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the 400 near the ONroute.
According to paramedics, two people were taken to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, one in life-threatening condition.
The other injured person suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Tow truck driver arrested after accused of illegally lifting Audi with teenage girl inside
MIAMI – A 17-year-old girl was in her car terrified when a tow truck driver illegally lifted the Audi, her mother said. Moments later, the tow truck driver was arrested, his tow truck was towed and he was an Only In Dade headline.
Ani Rodriguez, the girl’s mother, said this was all thanks to the video witnesses recorded. According to Officer Michael Vega, a spokesman for the Miami Police Department, officers arrested the tow truck driver on Friday night at 4141 NW 5th Ave., west of Miami’s Design District.
“The car was being repossessed supposedly for non-payment, but I filed for bankruptcy so that was a mistake on Audi financial’s part, per my attorney," Rodriguez said, adding that during the mayhem, her daughter “started backing up and crashed into a car and he still hooked her and lifted her.”
With the automatic stay of the bankruptcy in effect, creditors — including the repo company — do not have the legal right to take any property, Rodriguez said in a statement.
“When police arrived, he [the tow truck driver] lied and said he was towing the other car," Rodriguez said." Had it not been for the footage, they would have let him go.”
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A tow truck driver was injured after their leg was pinned under a car they were loading up Friday.
It happened on Sidney Street in Trenton around 1:00 p.m.
Hastings County Director of Emergency Services Doug Socha tells Quinte News the the patient was under the car for about 30 seconds before it was pushed off of them, and they were conscious and alert when Hastings-Quinte EMS took them to Trenton Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Socha says the patient had complained about some leg and foot pain, but there were “no obvious deformities” and no other injuries were found.
No other information has been released.
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State troopers responding to a report of a fight on the shoulder of Interstate 80 arrested a wanted man Wednesday morning, police said.
The report of the fight on the shoulder of I-80 just west of Wolf Road in New Lenox came in shortly before 7:30 a.m., Trooper Genelle Jones said in an email Monday morning.
"Preliminary investigation indicates a verbal altercation ensued between two parties regarding payment of tow services," Jones said.
"It was discovered one subject had a prior warrant for his arrest," Jones said. "The subject was taken into custody and transported to the Will County Detention Facility."
The state police did not identify either of the individuals allegedly involved in the incident on the interstate shoulder, but the only person booked into the Will County jail by the state police after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday was Patrick Petrillo, 31, of Mount Prospect, records show.
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Nye County Sheriff's Office posted these images on their FB Page:
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Bronx teen killed, passenger critical after motorcycle slams into double-parked truck
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A teen driving a motorcycle in the Bronx was killed after slamming into the back of a double-parked tow truck Monday night, officials said.
Police responded to the fatal collision around 9:15 p.m. on Hunts Point Avenue in the Hunts Point section.
Officers discovered 18-year-old Stephanie Gil, the motorcyclist, and her 20-year-old female passenger lying on the roadway.
EMS transported both women to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln, where Gil was pronounced dead and the passenger remains in critical condition.
Further investigation by the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad determined that the red motorcycle, operated by 18-year-old Gil, was traveling east bound on Hunts Point Avenue, just east of Bryant Avenue, when it struck the rear of a parked and unoccupied blue 2003 Sterling flatbed tow truck, which was double parked at the location.
As a result of the collision, both occupants of the motorcycle were ejected from the vehicle, striking their heads, officials said.
There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
Deadly motorcycle crash: 1 woman dead, another critical in Bronx
BRONX, New York (WABC) -- One woman is dead and another in critical condition after a motorcycle accident in the Bronx.
Police say 18-year-old Stephanie Gil was driving the motorcycle with a 20-year-old woman riding in the back Monday night.
They crashed into a double-parked tow truck on Hunts Point Avenue, just east of Bryant Avenue.
The women were ejected and hit their heads.
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17-year-old passenger dies in I-75 crash involving tow truck
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LUTZ, Fla. - A teenager passed away after a crash along Interstate 75 Monday night.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a 17-year-old driver was heading north on I-75, south of State Road 56 in the outside lane. Meanwhile, a tow truck, was parked with its hazard lights activated in the same lane.
Troopers said the AAA tow truck driver was changing a tire for a van, which was parked in the outside shoulder. Both the van and tow truck were unoccupied during this time.
The teen driver "failed to discern" the parked tow truck, and struck the left rear of the vehicle.
Investigators said the impact caused the tow truck to slightly rotate, and strike the tow truck operator, a 36-year-old man.
The 17-year-old driver had two passengers in the vehicle, a 17-year-old and 16-year-old. All were wearing seatbelts, troopers said.
The 17-year-old passenger was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries. The 16-year-old passenger had serious injuries, troopers said, but they are not life-threatening.
Both drivers involved had minor injuries.
Troopers said charges are pending against the teen driver.
Girl, 17, killed when pickup hits tow truck parked along I-75 in Pasco
Three others were injured when the 17-year-old boy driving the pickup failed to see the tow truck stopped to help a motorist in Wesley Chapel.
WESLEY CHAPEL — A 17-year-old Marion County girl died when the pickup truck she was riding in slammed into a tow truck that had stopped to help a motorist, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The collision occurred about 11:35 p.m. Monday at Interstate 75 and State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel.
The pickup driver was heading north on I-75 in the outside lane when he failed to see the tow truck, the Highway Patrol said. The tow truck had its flashing yellow lights activated as the driver helped a van driver change a tire.
The right front of the pickup struck the left rear of the tow truck, causing the tow truck to spin and strike its operator.
The girl killed in the crash, from the Marion County community of Summerfield, was a passenger in the pickup. Another passenger, a 16-year-old Summerfield boy, received serious injuries. The pickup driver, 17, also of Summerfield, received minor injuries.
All three were wearing seatbelts.
The tow truck driver, a 36-year-old Zephyrhills man, received minor injuries.
The Highway Patrol did not release the names of those involved in the collision because of its interpretation of Marsy’s Law, a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2018 that was meant to protect crime victims but deprives the public of information that had long been made available under the state’s public records law.
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Tow truck driver describes how mob 'looted' vehicle as accident victim was dying in his car
A Chatsworth tow truck owner watched helplessly as a mob allegedly looted the capsized vehicle of a critically injured motorist minutes before he died on the Higginson Highway at the weekend.
The motorist, 46-year-old Pratish Choudree, from Isipingo Hills, south of Durban, will be cremated on Wednesday after the tragic incident late on Saturday.
Eugene Ishwarlall, owner of Eugene's Auto Assist and head of the Chatsworth Towing Association, told SowetanLIVE's sister publication TimesLIVE he was parked at the Chatsworth cricket oval when he heard a loud bang.
“I rushed to the highway to see what had happened. I could see a car on its roof and a man's legs dangling out.”
The incident occurred near the Chatsglen off-ramp.
“Before I could reach the vehicle a large group of people surrounded the overturned vehicle and flipped it over with the man inside. I believe he was still alive at the time. They looted the vehicle and ran off. There was nothing I could do to stop them.
“It was just barbaric. The man was lying injured in his car and people were stealing from him.”
Ishwaralall said he called an ambulance and the police.
“Sadly the man died in his car. There was nothing the paramedics could do to save him.”
The incident has drawn widespread outrage on social media.
Chatsworth community activist Omi Nair said in a Facebook post: “This behaviour is unacceptable and these criminals need to be brought to book.”
It is understood that police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.
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DILLON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A pedestrian died after being hit by a tow truck in Dillon County Monday afternoon, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at 4:28 p.m. on Oakland Road near St. Lukes Road, according to Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell.
A 1986 Chevrolet Rollback tow truck with two people inside was traveling north on Oakland Road. The pedestrian was walking east across the road and was struck by the tow truck, according to SCHP.
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A report is coming in of a tow truck being struck:
Philadelphia tow truck on I-95 was involved in accident. The female driver of tow truck is OK.
She saw it coming and rode the accident out in the passenger seat then jumped out the door.
Driver of Pickup truck which rolled over, suspected of being under the influence. No fatalities.
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Just received word of the passing of Howard Eagan
We honor a man who has achieved the title of Industry Legend.
Howard was a regular on the old message board and has fought a hard battle with cancer over the past few years. Please join us in remembrance of Scooby, he was always the loudest voice in the crowd. He will be missed by many in the industry.
Found on Howard Eagan's FB Page:
Arrangements; will be at the Rhoney funeral home, located at 901 Cayuga st Lewiston NY 14092 you may pay your respects from 2:00 pm till 5:30 pm.We will be having a drive by tow truck procession on Saturday 09/26 at 6 pm following the conclusion of the ceremony, we ask that you limit your response to two trucks per company. Social distancing is in effect. Saturday please see either Chuck from Johns towing or John from Beauman’s towing please meet us at Portage and Seneca for directions on where to stage.For the out of town companies you may come in Lewiston on Center and make a left on Portage.More details added as they become available -
Property owners and one towing operator are critical of the new rules.
The night of May 6, 2020, Greenville, South Carolina Municipal Judge Mike O’Brien had to leave his family in cool and rainy weather for an hour and a half while he took out $185 in cash and tracked down his van that held two car seats for his young grandchildren.
O’Brien, a long-time visitor to North Myrtle Beach who had just bought a condo in Cherry Grove, had taken his family to Snooky’s for his son-in-law’s birthday. At the time, restaurants had just started to open following the governor’s COVID-19 closures.
Across the street, the Atlantis Pancake House was still closed. O’Brien, who was familiar with the city’s towing laws, figured he would be safe parking there. North Myrtle Beach’s towing ordinance, as both he and the city interpret it, require the property owner or agent of record to sign off with an “original signature” on any “non-consensual” tow, which occurs when a wrecker tows a vehicle parked on private property without the vehicle owner’s permission.
The city’s ordinance also prohibits those private property tows unless clear signage that’s at least 4 square feet is posted at the entrance. At the time, O’Brien said, the sign was not posted at the entrance, and it was not large enough to meet the city’s requirements.
The judge, driving his wife’s four-seat Toyota, parked in a handicap spot while his son-in-law parked the van in the Atlantis lot.
The six of them left the restaurant as it was closing down, and the van with the car seats was gone.
“I thought it had been stolen,” O’Brien said. “Had no reason to think it had been towed. And I called the [North] Myrtle Beach police department. They had no information. I thought ‘certainly not,’ but I went ahead and called [Coastline Towing] and sure enough they had towed it.”
O’Brien said he had to get $185 in cash, because the tow company wouldn’t take a card after hours. The judge said he believes it was an illegal tow, even though the company wasn’t charged.
“The ordinance says you have to have it properly marked, that the owner or his designee has to call it in, which certainly didn’t happen because they’re not even there,” O’Brien said. “The tow truck driver told me someone called it in to them. And then he shows me this piece of paper with a pre-signed whatever.
It was the owner’s signature but he wasn’t there to sign off, so they didn’t follow the rules on that.”
For more than an hour, O’Brien’s family and two young grandkids had to sit under a thin eve that barely protected them from the rain while he got cash and paid to get his van back. His wife and daughter were “livid,” he said.
Driving his kids back to the condo in the Toyota would have been illegal, because the car seats were in the van that had been towed.
“It would have taken 15 minutes to get up there, but again, I have to put them in the car,” O’Brien said.
“God forbid I have a wreck and hurt my grandkids, and then of course I’m legally liable because I broke the law if I did that. That doesn’t really work for a judge. I’m supposed to be enforcing the law.”
O’Brien is just one of dozens – if not hundreds – of people who have complained to the city about predatory towing.
Those complaints are driving the city to revamp its towing ordinance to get the public safety department involved before a tow occurs and ensure a representative of the property signs off of any tows that happen on the property. Public Safety Director Jay Fernandez said the police’s response time is generally between three and five minutes, although some property owners have questioned if officers will be able to respond to tows in a timely manner.
The new ordinance is “going to solve the predatory part of the towing,” said James Gause, who owns Gause’s Towing and Recovery. “No tow company has the right to go and steal someone’s vehicle and not report it properly. That’s stealing. So when the police come, it takes the pressure off of the towing company as far as damage to the property and all those issues.”
A public records request showed that as of August 26, the city had case numbers for 368 non-consensual tows, with 317 of them performed by Coastline Towing. But the city only had a record for 142 required authorization forms, and not all of them were completely filled out. (During first reading, Fernandez said the city only had a record of 60 tows, and his claim was repeated by other officials. He later clarified that he was referring to one particular property, not the entire city.)
The city knows about a tow because wreckers have to call in each tow they make. But the city also requires that they follow up with an authorization form with the signature of the property owner or agent of record. In a lot of cases, the city doesn’t get the required form.
“We used to try to fax them, and North Myrtle Beach was having a problem with their fax system,” said Richard Pate, who owns Coastline Towing and Affordable Towing, and who does the majority of non-consensual tows in the city. “They said that they updated their phone system. I’m not sure what the problem was. Everyone we do, we fill out a form.”
While the city says the ordinance’s “original signature” language already mandates the presence of the owner or agent of record for the property where a tow occurs, Pate and the properties he works with haven’t interpreted the ordinance that way.
The new proposal explicitly mandates the presence of the property owner or agent of record beyond any uncertainty about the meaning, by requiring an original “wet ink” signature, and forces the property owner to call police first so an officer is on scene to verify the tow is legal. A property owner can designate any number of people to be agents of record who can sign off on a tow.
The new language has Pate and some property owners fighting back.
“This is going to be a nightmare,” said Joe Gosiewski, who sits on the Barefoot Resort Residential Owners Association’s Joint Committee.
The community’s property management company, which could handle the agent of record responsibilities, doesn’t work on the weekends, Gosiewski said.
“On 2 o’clock on a Saturday afternoon, this is not going to be a priority,” he added. “So when a board member is on his way or her way to the beach, and they call police, they’re not going to hang around to sign a form. It’s just not going to happen. This is going open up our entire Barefoot community for commercial vehicles being parked illegally, for unauthorized vehicles, for people to park in cul-de-sacs; it’s just going to be a nightmare. We have no control anymore once this goes.”
Pate said the problem with the city’s proposal was that it put the burden on property owners to comply with the city’s new ordinance instead of putting the burden on drivers to park legally in areas where they won’t be towed.
“They’re crossing over into civil liberties,” Pate said. “If you own property and you want to do business and do something on your property, you should be able to do it. The city’s saying ‘you can’t do that.’”
To placate private property owners worried about having to post required signage in their residential front yards, the city plans to exempt the sign requirements for properties that don’t contract with a tow company, but those owners would still have to call police before they could tow a car that’s parked illegally on their property.
Councilor J.O. Baldwin also expressed concerns about the new language and the burden it could place on owners in small condo complexes where there’s no property managers on duty, and owners aren’t home.
“The reason that the property owners have hired a company is so they don’t have to have somebody monitoring that parking lot every day, so they hire a towing company to do that for them,” Baldwin said.
“Could you have the towing company call?”
So far, the city is reticent to go that route because the public safety department isn’t keen on deciding whether a tow is legitimate or not without the owner being there.
“We received a complaint this morning of a vehicle being towed,” said Fernandez. “The person, to my knowledge, had a valid parking sticker. But it wasn’t being suspended by his rearview mirror. Either it fell or they actually knocked it off; it was laying on the floor. But they used that as an excuse to tow the vehicle. We received that complaint. That’s why we need make sure that… we don’t get too involved in making decisions of valid tow or not a valid tow.”
In an interview, councilor Bob Cavanaugh said he was still on the fence about the proposed ordinance, expressing concern about the ability of police show up within three to five minutes of every tow being called in, and the difficulty smaller condo complexes might face in towing cars when property owners aren't around.
“I’m still looking for more details and more discussion,” he said. “I’m not against it. I’m still looking for more details.”
The city administration believes that it already prohibits tows without the property owner present. Before the workshop, the public safety department met with all the towing companies to discuss the ordinance and the meaning of “original signature” on required the authorization forms.
“One tow company’s attorney was questioned, ‘is a photocopy copy considered an original?’” Fernandez said. “He flatly said ‘No.’ I think what you see from some of these condo people, that are saying ‘Hey, we can’t be here to do it,’ but they’re still having tows. That tow company – whoever’s representing that firm – is getting stacks of forms signed. And then they fill in the data as they get there. I don’t think that’s the intent of the existing ordinance.”
Pate, who said he was involved in setting up the city’s original towing ordinance, has a different interpretation.
“The reason why it was set up that way is because so many people don’t live here full-time,” Pate said.
“They own houses and they come down and use them for vacation or they rent them, and they just wanted to make sure that they could hire somebody – a towing company – that if somebody was in their property, it could be towed and they wouldn’t have to be on scene.”
Although the city thinks the ordinance as written prohibits tows without the property owner’s presence, it wants to get rid of any ambiguity in case it has to take a wrecker company to court for breaking the rules.
“Apparently, the ordinance is not worded well enough to tie down somebody to an illegal act,” said O’Brien, the Greenville judge. “I have a different opinion of the way the law’s written because of my position. My opinion is if the law’s written that way, charge them and let the jury decide. That’s the way our system works.”
Spokesperson Pat Dowling said the city would have a better chance in court if it overhauled the ordinance, “and it may come down to that, so we want to prepare for it.”
But not every tow company follows Pate’s interpretation of the current rules.
“The ordinance has always been that a representative from the property be present,” said Gause. “The problem is what they’re doing is they’re not having anyone show up from the property. They already have signed sheets, which is illegal. If it was being done properly from the beginning, the property owner would still have to be there. So there’s no change. What they’re doing now is forcing the person to be there because the police are going to be there.”
O’Brien said ending predatory towing is a good thing for the city, because it helps ensure the tourists that the city relies on will keep coming back.
“I would have spent that $185 somewhere else in town. The businesses are hurting in town,” O’Brien said. “I love this town and I’d love this town to succeed, and it’s not going to succeed when you have people coming in and doing predatory towing.”
Although some property owners are opposed to the change, Gause wants to see it happen.
“When the police are there, it makes our job easier, and I don’t understand the fight that they’re making our job easier,” said Gause. “Unless you’re doing something wrong and you want to hide it. And that’s the issue.”
Second reading for the towing ordinance is on the agenda for Monday's council meeting, which starts at 7 p.m.
"Just about every towing company we have besides the one guy, they were all in agreement with it," said Mayor Marilyn Hatley. "I think our staff worked very hard. We had a workshop with the towing companies and the police department sat down and talked with them and they were able to come to compromises and accept each other’s ideas. I think we’ve worked very hard to come up with a towing ordinance that will work."
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SAN FRANCISCO - Five law enforcement and a tow truck driver hospitalized after possible fentanyl exposure on the Golden Gate Bridge have been released from the hospital, an official said Monday.
Four California Highway Patrol officers, a Golden Gate Bridge patrol officer and a bridge tow truck driver were exposed to a chemical substance believed to be fentanyl while attempting to aid the driver of a car who stopped Sunday on the San Francisco bridge, said CHP Officer Andrew Barclay.
All six were transported to Marin General Hospital for exposure to the substance. The first officer that came in contact with the unconscious driver was convulsing and vomiting on the ground. The others were treated for nausea, vomiting, dizziness, vision changes, and other symptoms consistent with fentanyl exposure, Barclay said.
All had been released by Monday, he said.
Authorities received reports of a drunken driver swerving erratically before stopping on the south end of the bridge Sunday, Barclay said.
One of the officers who found the driver unconscious was also rendered unconscious by a “white powdery substance” found in the car, he said.
“Two others on the scene — a CHP officer and a tow-truck driver — tried to help the first officer out of the car, and administered Narcan,” Barclay said, referring to a nasal spray used to reverse the effects of narcotics and prevent overdoses.
The unconscious driver was also given Narcan and taken to a hospital. The driver was also released from the hospital and has since been booked into jail for DUI and possession of a controlled substance, Barclay said.
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Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed on 210 Freeway in La Verne
A tow truck driver was struck and killed Monday night on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway in La Verne and the driver of the vehicle suspected of hitting the person was being questioned by authorities.
Witnesses reported a white BMW was being driven erratically near Fruit Street about 8:45 p.m. and nearly crashed into vehicles, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Moments later, officers found a person down on the right side of the eastbound freeway and began to receive calls that a semi was slowing the suspect vehicle down, the CHP said.
Video from the scene showed investigators examining the vehicle, which was stopped on the right shoulder of the freeway with the semi a short distance in front of it.
The driver was arrested, NBCLA photographer Alex Vasquez reported from the scene.
The age, gender and name of the victim were not disclosed.
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4 hospitalized, including police and tow truck driver, after possible fentanyl exposure.
SAN FRANCISCO - Two police officers, a tow truck driver, and a DUI suspect were transported to the hospital Sunday following what authorities believe was exposure to the powerful opioid fentanyl.
Officials responded to a report of a possible DUI driver on the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge, according to Andrew Barclay with the California Highway Patrol. They say the vehicle had crashed by the time officers were on the scene.
An officer approached the vehicle, found the driver passed out, and then got inside to put the car in park before being overcome by a chemical, officials said.
A second officer and a tow truck driver pulled the disoriented officer out of the vehicle and administered Narcan, a nasal spray that can treat a narcotic overdose in an emergency situation.
The suspect was also given Narcan and transported to the hospital.
As a precaution for minor exposure, the second officer and the tow truck driver were given Narcan and transported for treatment as well.
The status of their condition was not immediately available.
While officials believe the exposure was to fentanyl, an investigation is underway and the cause has not yet been determined.
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Two men died in East Akron this weekend in separate traffic accidents.
One involving a Tow Truck. (Article has been edited down to one story)
A 60-year-old man was struck Saturday evening while standing beside his pickup truck, which had broken down on a ramp.
Akron Police Lt. Michael Miller said the 60-year-old man had called a tow truck for assistance after his disabled 2008 Dodge Ram truck came to a stop on the shoulder of the downhill ramp from East Wilbeth Road to I-77 North. With the flatbed tow truck on scene just before 11 p.m., Miller said the “victim was standing alongside the driver’s side of vehicle when another northbound vehicle swiped the truck, hitting the victim.”
The second vehicle fled the scene. The tow truck driver could not give a description. There’s no known surveillance footage of the crash, Miller said.
Police have collected debris from the collision, which will be analyzed to determine the make and model of the hit-skip vehicle and possibly track down the driver.
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Charleston County deputy hurt in crash is now able to walk again
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Charleston County deputy seriously hurt in a crash on the Don Holt bridge two months ago is now able to walk again.
Deputy Mike Costanzo is being treated at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta and released a statement on Wednesday.
“I have been rehabilitating during my time at Shepherd Center, and I am very appreciative of the staff here," Costanzo said. "I am able to walk again, and my motivation is to get back to serving as a deputy sheriff. I can see and feel all of the love and support from everyone in Charleston. I am so grateful.”
Just two weeks after the crash, Costanzo told his fellow deputies he would be back at the sheriff’s office on Oct. 15.
No charges have been filed in connection to the July 1 crash. A tow truck driver named Will Ellis was killed.
His family is now suing two drivers involved in the crash.
State troopers say no charges have been formally filed as of yet.
Bradford tow truck driver wins $100Gs twice in two months
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'IT'S A BLESSING FROM THE SKY': Bradford tow truck driver wins $100Gs twice in two months
What are the odds of a person winning the same lottery game twice? Well, apparently, they’re one in 1,111,111, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.
Ninos Barcham, a 39-year-old tow truck driver from Bradford, beat those odds, becoming a repeat lotto winner while playing Encore in a two-month period.
“It’s a blessing from the sky,” he told the Toronto Sun on Monday. “It’s amazing. That is crazy.”
Barcham bought a ticket for the Daily Grand lotto draw on Sept. 17 and six Encore lines, which snagged him a $100,000 prize. For the April 25 Lottario draw, he spent $8 playing Lottario and $2 on Encore, where he won another $100,000. He claimed that prize in July, according to OLG.
Barcham bought both winning tickets at the Circle K convenience store on Hwy. 400 in Maple.
“I normally play Encore more than the actual tickets, I’ll be honest,” he said. “I believe you have a better chance of winning Encore than the actual ticket.”
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