Fallen Towers
Canadian Tow Operators Honor Colleague Struck and Killed by Snowplow
On Thursday, Jan. 20, approximately, 100 tow operators took part in a procession in Ottawa, Canada, to honor Phillip Smith, 33, who was struck and killed by a snowplow Monday, Jan. 17. The incident occurred during a winter snowstorm. Smith was assisting a driver with a stuck vehicle on Highway 417 when he was struck…
Read MoreAlabama Tow Operator Struck and Killed While Loading Disabled Vehicle
A tow operator was struck and killed Monday morning at approximately 9 a.m. as he loaded a disabled vehicle in Saraland, Ala. Jonathan Neesmith, 40, was on the shoulder of northbound I-65 when he was hit by a northbound vehicle. He was taken to University Hospital in Mobile, Ala., where he died from his injuries.…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Tow Operator Killed in Hit-and-Run on Interstate 95
A tow operator was killed Sunday, November 7, in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 in Dillon County, S.C. Operator Steven Bullard, 48, of Red Springs, N.C., was assisting a motorist with a disabled vehicle at approximately 11:30 p.m. when what is believed to be a semi-tractor struck the operator and tow truck and kept…
Read MorePennsylvania Tow Operator Struck and Killed on I-80
Pennsylvania State Police have reported that a tow operator was struck by a vehicle and killed Saturday night, November 6, on Interstate 80. The crash occurred near mile marker 184 in Clinton County. According to reports, the operator, James. P. Corl, 80, owner of Valley Truck and Trailer in State College, died at the scene…
Read MoreOregon Tow Operator Struck and Killed by Tractor-Trailer on I-5
A tow operator was struck and killed Wednesday, Nov. 3, while recovering a vehicle on I-5 southbound near Roseburg, Ore. Operator Henry Alan Lichtwald, 63, of Roseburg was recovering the vehicle at approximately 10:50 p.m. when, according to Oregon State Police, the driver of an approaching tractor-trailer failed to move over and struck the tow…
Read MorePennsylvania Tow Operator Killed in On-the-Job Accident
A tow truck operator was killed Tuesday, October 19 in an on-the-job accident in Onteulaunee Township, Pa. According to news reports, operator Jose A. Tirado Zamot, 46, of Reading had used a heavy-duty tow truck to tow a truck tractor to the Berman Truck Group property near Leesport. Although there were no witnesses to the…
Read MoreWashington State Tow Operator Struck and Killed on Interstate 5
A Washington state tow operator was killed Wednesday, September 22, on the shoulder of Interstate 5 south of Kalama, Wash. Operator Raymond Mitchell, 33, was assisting a motorist at approximately 10:30 a.m. when, according to reports, a passenger car traveling in the right lane slowed, causing a following log truck with an unloaded bobtail trailer…
Read MoreMassachusetts Tow Truck Driver Dies in Traffic Crash
The driver of a tow truck has died and a passenger injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday night in Milford, Mass. According to news reports, the tow truck was northbound on Route 495 at Exit 50 when it veered out of the traffic lane and traveled over a median guardrail, leaving the truck cab dangling…
Read MoreTexas Tow Operator Struck and Killed by Intoxicated Motorist
A tow operator was struck and killed Monday night by an intoxicated motorist on the Dallas High 5 interchange in North Dallas, Texas. Operator Garry McGee, 35, of Fort Worth, was hooking up a disabled vehicle on the ramp from Interstate 635 to the Central Expressway at approximately 10 p.m. when the vehicle was hit…
Read MoreFlorida Tow Operator Struck and Killed on Florida Turnpike
A Florida tow operator was struck and killed Friday night on the Florida Turnpike near Clermont in Lake County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the 34-year-old operator from Orlando was outside of his tow truck assisting a disabled motorist at approximately 10 p.m. when a pickup truck travelling northbound left the roadway and struck him…
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