Fallen Towers
Funeral Procession Held for Well-Known Pennsylvania Towing Company Owner
A funeral procession was held Monday, Dec. 23 for Pat Herring, 72, of Somerset, Pa. He died Dec. 19 when his tow truck collided with a logging truck in Jefferson Township, Pa. He was the owner of J E Herring Motor Co. and well known in the towing industry having served as second vice-president for the…
Read MoreTexas Tow Operator Struck and Killed by Vehicle — Intoxication Manslaughter Charges Filed
A tow operator died Tuesday, Dec. 10 in Irving, Texas after being struck by a vehicle on West State Highway 183. Joshua Henao, 22, was on the right shoulder loading a vehicle on his tow truck at approximately 7:00 p.m. when a vehicle reportedly driven by Edgar Arturo Zavala-Asturias, 38, crashed into Henao and his…
Read MoreTexas Tow Operator Shot and Killed While Repossessing Vehicle
A 24-year-old Texas tow operator was shot and killed while repossessing a vehicle on Monday, Dec. 2. Zach Johnson was a tow operator at Texas Auto Towing Service in Sanger, Texas. According to a news report, Johnson had loaded a 2003 Nissan at a Best Western Inn & Suites in Lake Dallas at approximately 1…
Read MoreNew York Police Department Tow Operator Dies at Wheel After Medical Episode
A tow operator with the New York Police Department traffic division died Monday, Dec. 2, after officials say he suffered a medical episode while driving. According to news reports, police officials said NYPD driver Anthony Edgehill, 61, was driving in his light-duty tow truck at 5:51 p.m. in Brooklyn when he suffered the episode, possibly…
Read MoreCalifornia Tow Operator Dead After Vehicle Rolls on Him While Loading
A tow operator was killed on Friday, November 15, in Ukiah, Calif., when a pickup he was loading onto his flatbed rolled over him. The California Highway Patrol said Jesus Hernandez, 47, of Santa Rosa, was loading the disabled pickup on the shoulder of U.S. Route 101 and was found by emergency personnel. A report…
Read MoreCanadian Tow Operator Killed While Winching Vehicle on the Roadside
A tow operator from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, was struck and killed by a vehicle at approximately 8 a.m., Thursday morning, Nov. 7, as he winched a vehicle from a ditch on Highway 12. The 56-year-old victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was hit by a vehicle skidding out of control. News reports say…
Read MoreMaryland Tow Operator Killed in Roadside Hit and Run
A 63-year-old tow truck operator was killed Wednesday night, November 6, in a hit and run crash in Temple Hills, Md. Reports say the operator was loading a disabled car on the road shoulder near southbound Branch Avenue and Coventry way and was struck as he walked to his tow truck. He was pronounced dead…
Read MoreCalifornia Tow Operator Fatally Shot by Customer During Tow
A tow operator was shot and killed by a man requesting a tow on Monday, October 7, in Riverside, Calif. According to news reports, Jesse Martinez, 27, who worked for Liberty Towing, was dispatched to a call by the owner of a truck, 32-year-old Javier Martinez, to have it towed. As Jesse Martinez loaded the…
Read MoreTexas Tow Operator Dies in Traffic Collision
A Texas tow operator died Tuesday, September 3 from injuries received in a two-vehicle collision in Lubbock. According to news reports, Patric Barrio, 26, was driving a flatbed car carrier loaded with a vehicle on the deck and wheel-lift when it collided with an SUV at the intersection of Interstate 27 and 19th Street. Barrio reportedly…
Read MoreTexas Tow Operator Dies in Traffic Collision
A Texas tow operator died Tuesday, September 3 from injuries received in a two-vehicle collision in Lubbock. According to news reports, Patric Barrio, 26, was driving a flatbed car carrier loaded with a vehicle on the deck and wheel-lift when it collided with an SUV at the intersection of Interstate 27 and 19th Street. Barrio reportedly…
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