Washington State Tow Operator Struck and Killed on Interstate 5
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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 to brake quickly. The bobtail trailer swung out of the right lane and struck the tow truck and Mitchell.
The crash is under investigation and charges against the log truck driver are under review.