Ohio Turnpike to dedicate memorial sign to tow truck driver killed in Richfield (OH)

[TowNews]

 

 

RICHFIELD TWP.: The Ohio Turnpike will dedicate a new memorial sign Friday in honor of a tow truck driver who was killed on the highway.

 

The sign says: “Move over for stopped vehicle with flashing lights. In memory of Michael Kennedy.”

 

Kennedy of Ravenna, whose nickname was “Turnpike Mike,” was an operator for Interstate Towing. He was killed in May 2015 when he was struck by a tractor-trailer while helping a driver who had a flat tire. He was 56.

 

The sign, part of the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission’s Memorial Sign Program, will be located at Milepost 182.

 

The dedication will take place at 10 a.m. at the Boston Heights maintenance building, 3245 Boston Mills Road.

 

It will include remarks by Kennedy’s widow Vickie Kennedy, Turnpike Chairman Jerry N. Hruby, Turnpike Executive Director Randy Cole and Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Richard Reeder.

 

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[TowZone]

What a Great Memorial Awareness Message. Clear, Direct and To The Point. Can be read by anyone driving at a safe speed, sadly it will be the ones that do not pay attention to the road let alone a sign that continue to place us and all who are in their path at risk. Altering their path takes a miracle.

[tom luciano]

This is great news and this should happen all over the country. Memorial signs on roadways anywhere in the world for lost life while assisting stranded motorist would give us all the respect that is lost.

Tom Luciano

[rreschran]

It'a about time tow operators received recognition for their unselfish acts for their service to perfect strangers. 

[mooresbp]

Amen

[Towscorpio]

On 5/9/2018 at 12:15 AM, TowNews said:

 

RICHFIELD TWP.: The Ohio Turnpike will dedicate a new memorial sign Friday in honor of a tow truck driver who was killed on the highway.

 

The sign says: “Move over for stopped vehicle with flashing lights. In memory of Michael Kennedy.”

 

Kennedy of Ravenna, whose nickname was “Turnpike Mike,” was an operator for Interstate Towing. He was killed in May 2015 when he was struck by a tractor-trailer while helping a driver who had a flat tire. He was 56.

 

The sign, part of the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission’s Memorial Sign Program, will be located at Milepost 182.

 

The dedication will take place at 10 a.m. at the Boston Heights maintenance building, 3245 Boston Mills Road.

 

It will include remarks by Kennedy’s widow Vickie Kennedy, Turnpike Chairman Jerry N. Hruby, Turnpike Executive Director Randy Cole and Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Richard Reeder.

 

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This is just plain amazing and awesome!