Updated: Tow Operator Struck and Killed in Paterson, NJ
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A tow operator was struck and killed Sunday, Nov. 3 on Route 19 in Paterson, NJ.
A news report stated that the operator, 64-year-old Manuel Perez of Paterson, had pulled over on the southbound lanes at approximately 11:00 a.m. to load a disabled vehicle onto his truck when he was hit by an oncoming vehicle.
The vehicle that struck Perez overturned. The injured driver of the vehicle was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center.
Perez was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The incident is under investigation.