Fallen Towers
Virginia Tow Operator Struck and Killed on I-95 In Fredericksburg
A Virginia tow operator was struck and killed Thursday, June 11, on an entrance ramp to Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg, Va. According to the Virginia State Police, operator Louis J. Rich, 29, of Locust Grove, Va., was on the shoulder of southbound entrance ramp at Plank Road when a 2020 Chevrolet Impala driven by Christopher…
Read MoreVirginia Tow Operator Struck and Killed in Chain-Reaction Crash
A tow operator was killed late Monday, June 8, in a chain-reaction crash on I-495 near Route 236 in Fairfax County, Va. According to a news report, the operator was outside of his truck with the truck’s lights flashing as he assisted a disabled motorist. A driver in a Honda Pilot rear-ended a southbound Ford…
Read MoreHighway Thru Hell Tow Operator Ken Monkhouse Succumbs to Heart Attack
An announcement from the Highway Thru Hell TV show confirms that Ken Monkhouse, one of the cast from the show, died May 24 of a heart attack. The full article can be found here.
Read MoreTow Operator Struck and Killed in Connecticut
A tow operator was killed April 22 after being struck by a vehicle near Trumbull, Conn. Corey John Iodice, 58, of Seffner, Fla., was operating a flatbed tow truck for Iodice Family Transport of Fairfield. According to news reports, Iodice was loading a disabled vehicle on the bed when a 48 year-old Weston, Conn., man…
Read MoreCanadian Tow Operator Killed While Working on Vehicle
Canadian tow operator Peter Szymczak, 30, was killed Monday, April 6, at approximately 2 p.m. when he was crushed by a vehicle that fell from his tow truck on Southcote Road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. According to news reports, Szymczak was removing a catalytic converter from an older vehicle outside his home when the incident…
Read MoreFlorida Tow Operator Killed After Tow Truck Crashes into Disabled Vehicle
A tow operator was killed Sunday, March 22 when his tow truck crashed into a disabled vehicle on the side of I-75 south near U.S. 301 in Hillsborough County, (Tampa), Fla. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Jason Lee Everitt, 36, a driver for Sunstate Wrecker Services, was responding to assist a motorist at approximately…
Read MoreMissouri Tow Operator Struck and Killed Feb. 7
Tow operator Timothy J. Williams, 55, was struck and killed at approximately 9 p.m., Friday, February 7, on U.S. Highway 65 near Springfield, Mo. An employee with Affordable Towing of Springfield, Williams was standing beside a vehicle on the roadside when a vehicle driven by Christopher Rice, 27, traveled off the road and hit Williams,…
Read MoreTow Operator Struck and Killed on Hawaiian Island of Oahu
A tow operator on the Hawaiian island of Oahu died Jan. 9 after being struck by a vehicle on the H-2 freeway. According to a news report, operator Aaron Malama, 43, of Honolulu was hooking a disabled vehicle to a tow truck at approximately 1 a.m. when a woman, 45, veered out of her traffic…
Read MoreTow Operator Struck and Killed in Illinois
A tow operator was struck and killed Wednesday morning, Jan. 1 in Maywood, Illinois. The Illinois State Police said the operator was at the scene of a crash on I-290 near 9th Avenue and was hit by another vehicle. The identity of the operator has not been released. The driver of the vehicle that struck…
Read MoreLouisville, Ky. Police Department Tow Operator Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Tow Truck
The Louisville (Kentucky) Metro Police Department (LMPD) is investigating the death of one of its civilian tow truck drivers who was killed Tuesday morning, Dec.31, while attempting to tow an abandoned pick-up from the side of Interstate I-64 west in Louisville. According to an LMPD spokesman the incident occurred at approximately 9:15 a.m. While hooking…
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