Fallen Towers

A tow operator in Bessemer, Ala., was killed Thursday, April 1, when his flatbed tow truck was struck by a train. According to the Bessemer Police Department, Ronald Paul Whitely, 70, of Bessemer, was in his flatbed and stopped on the railroad tracks when the fatal collision occurred at approximately 4:21 p.m. He was the…

A tow operator was struck and killed Saturday, March 27, by a suspected drunk driver on the shoulder of I-5 in Sacramento, Calif. The tow operator, whose name has not been released, was standing on the shoulder of the northbound lanes at Seamas Avenue, responding to a disabled car at approximately 11:40 p.m. when Larry…

Dozens of tow operators participated in a memorial and tow truck procession on March 13 for operator Ryan Billotte. Billotte,  48, who worked for Quality Towing  in North Las Vegas, Nev., was struck and killed the night of March 9 by a hit-and-run driver on the shoulder of the 215 Southern Beltway in Las Vegas.…

A tow operator was struck and killed Tuesday, March 9, by a hit-and-run driver while working on the roadside in Las Vegas, Nev. Ryan Matthew Billotte, 48, an operator for Quality Towing, was hit on the 215 Southern Beltway near Decatur. The Nevada Highway Patrol received a call regarding the incident at 7:47 p.m. Trooper…

A group of tow operators gathered at the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 13, to remember a Florida tow operator who was killed in 2016, and promote awareness of the state’s slow down/move over law. Each year, the group has honored operator Roger Perez-Borroto, who was struck and killed while stopping…

(The following information was provided by Ginger Darling.) When: Saturday, Feb 13, 2021, at 5 p.m. — 9 p.m. (approximate) Where: The east (driving from Pinellas County to Tampa) end of the Howard Franklin bridge (I-275) What: We are gathering for a “Light-Up” in honor of Roger Perez-Borroto This is the 5th anniversary of Roger…

A tow truck procession will honor tow operator Robert Clayton, who was killed in a semi crash Wednesday, October 28, on Interstate 24 in Marion County Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Clayton, who was an operator for Monteagle Wrecker Service in Monteagle, Tenn., was assisting a stranded AAA motorist near the Kimball/South Pittsburg…

Two tow truck operators were struck and killed Sunday, Oct. 25, while recovering a disabled vehicle from a ditch on Interstate 90 near Columbus, Mont. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the operators, a 28-year-old male from Reed Point and a 37-year-old male from Billings, had two tow trucks positioned in the eastbound passing lane…

Update: The tow operator who was struck and killed Monday, September 14, at approximately 8:45 p.m., on the eastbound Foothill Freeway in La Verne, Calif., has been identified as Christopher Herrera, 40, of La Habra. The California Highway Patrol stated that witnesses reported a BMW driving erratically and almost hitting other vehicles. Shortly afterward, the…