Fallen Towers

A tow operator died after being struck while loading a disabled vehicle Tuesday, July 8, on Interstate 2 in Harlingen, Texas. Officials say operator David Zapata, 46, was on the shoulder at approximately 5 p.m. securing a vehicle to a flatbed tow truck when a Dodge Ram driven by Cristobal Stephan Garzez, 28, failed to…

A tow operator was struck and killed on July 2 as he assisted a disabled passenger vehicle on I-287 in Harding Township, NJ. According to the state police, the operator, Daniel “DJ” Ortiz, 24, from Hopatcong was on the right shoulder of the roadway between 12 and 1 p.m. when a Jeep SUV drove onto…

A Florida tow operator was struck and killed on April 14 on U.S. Highway 27 south of Lake Placid, FL. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, operator Ken Sposato, 53, a resident of Labelle, was standing between the outside lane and the tow truck at approximately 3:25 p.m. when the driver of a northbound oncoming…

A New York tow operator was struck and killed while loading a disabled vehicle Tuesday, April 15 in Bay Shore, NY. Operator Richard Rodriguez, 32, of Freeport, was on the shoulder of the Sunrise Highway at approximately 1:40 p.m. when he was struck by a passing car. According to police, the driver who struck Rodriguez…

According to news reports, A tow operator was killed and his 15-year-old son was seriously injured when the heavy-duty tow truck he was driving collided with another semi truck on December 24 in Kankakee County, Illinois. The Illinois State Police reports that at approximately 7 a.m. on Christmas Eve a truck driver lost control of…

The tow operator who was struck and killed Tuesday, Dec. 24, near Summit, Wisconsin, has been identified as Hussain Farhat, 40, of Yaffo Towing in Chicago, Illinois. According to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office, Farhat was loading a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of I-94 eastbound near Sawyer Road at approximately 6:45 p.m. when he…

A tow operator was struck and killed in a hit and run on Friday December 20 in Bell County, Texas. The operator has been identified as David Holz of Killeen. A suspect who was driving the vehicle that struck Holtz has been identified, but the suspect’s name has not been released pending an arrest warrant.…

A tow operator was struck and killed in the Desha County community of Mitchellville, Arkansas, Thursday, October 24. A news report stated that James Jones, 30, of Dumas was assisting a stranded motorist on the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 65 at approximately 8 p.m. when an approaching vehicle failed to move over to the…

A Kentucky tow operator was struck and killed Wednesday, September 25, on I-64 in Bath County. Operator Troy Caldwell, 54, of Morehead, KY, was loading a disabled vehicle onto a flatbed tow truck near mile marker 124 when a westbound commercial truck hit him. State police received a call about the incident at 5:17 p.m.…

A tow operator was struck Tuesday, April 16, in Grapevine, TX, after being struck by a commercial vehicle driven by a man who fell asleep at the wheel. Grapevine police responded to the scene on State Highway 121 at 11.55 p.m. Operator Mohammad Ahmed Abdelraheem Abu Rub, 27, was found lying on the highway with…