Fallen Towers

Tow operators from across Ohio came together on Sunday, July 11 to honor fallen operator Glenn Ewing, 32, who was struck July 4 as he loaded a disabled vehicle near Rapid Run Park in Cincinnati. Ewing was hospitalized and died on July 6. Ewing’s colleagues, friends and guests gathered at AAA Club Alliance before joining…

Tow operator Glenn Ewing, 32, died from injuries he received Sunday, July 4, after being struck by a vehicle in Cincinnati, Ohio. His death was confirmed by the Hamilton County coroner’s office. According to Cincinnati Police, Ewing was loading a vehicle onto his tow truck late Sunday evening on Rapid Run Pike when a vehicle…

A tow truck operator was shot and killed Thursday morning, June 17, in a confrontation at an apartment complex in Hillsboro, Ore. Hillsboro police say operator Patrick Ralph Sanford, 51, and another operator were in tow trucks moving vehicles from the parking lot to the street for crews preparing to resurface the lot. Shortly before…

Texas news sources have reported that a Central Texas tow operator died May 30 from injuries received when he was struck by a vehicle on I-45 south of Fairfield. At approximately 4:40 p.m. on May 28, David Isaac Simmons, 35, of Fairfield, was recovering a vehicle from the center median with his tow truck’s lights…

According to a report from the Crossville Chronicle of Crossville, Tenn., Ron Miller, 48, of Sparta, Tenn., died May 26 from injuries received when a 2004 Ford F-650 rollback he was working on rolled over him. Miller was the owner of Ron’s Towing of Sparta, and a former White County sheriff’s deputy and Cumberland County…

A tow operator was struck and killed at approximately 2:40 a.m. while assisting a stranded motorist on I-295 in Jacksonville, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol said the operator had loaded the motorist’s vehicle and was partitlly blocking the left lane near Blanding Boulevard. An approaching SUV driven by a 23-year-old woman swerved to avoid the…

A tow operator was killed May 2, in El Paso, Texas, as he attempted to free a tractor-trailer combination that had become stuck on a street in West El Paso. El Paso Police said the trailer’s landing legs became stuck on a sidewalk as truck driver Joel Ramirez, 61, attempted to turn onto North Mesa…

A Washington state tow operator was killed Saturday, April 24, at approximately 8 a.m., while assisting a motorist on I-5 near Longview, Wash. According to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the operator responded to a disabled vehicle that had lost control. The driver of the disabled vehicle, who was uninjured, called for a ride as…

A tow operator was struck and killed Friday, April 23, on Interstate 12 near Covington, La. Louisiana State Police say Tyler Patrick Quave, 23, of Bush, La., was assisting a motorist with a disabled vehicle. Quave was reportedly loading the vehicle on the right shoulder of an exit lane on I-12 eastbound shortly before 6…

Tow operator Ryan Brewer, 25 of Fulton, Mo., died Thursday, April 8, succumbing to injuries he received after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 70 on March 29. According to the Missouri State Patrol, Brewer, who worked for Approved Automotive & Towing of Fulton, was loading a vehicle on his tow truck in Callaway…