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2026-03-05 16:48:44 -

180 Days in Jail, 768 Hours Picking Up Trash on Highway for Driver Who Struck and Killed Tow Truck Operator While He Was Hooking Up a Safety Chain on I-575; Family Demands Stronger Move Over Law
CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA — A driver has been sentenced after fatally striking a tow truck operator on Interstate 575 in Cherokee County in 2023, with the victim's family packing the courtroom and calling for stronger enforcement of the state's Move Over Law in his memory. On October 19, 2023, Frank Ingram, a tow truck driver with Ingram Towing and Impound Services in Cherokee County,...

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2021-09-07 14:20:10 -

Drunk motorist knocks tow truck driver off 12-story interchange
A two truck driver was thrown off of a massive interchange while hooking up a disabled car in Dallas on Monday night. The accident happened on August 30th on the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway overpass to southbound Highway 75 at around 9:45 p.m. According to The Dallas Morning News, the unnamed tow truck operator was hooking up a car when an oncoming Chevy Tahoe struck him,...

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2025-12-17 15:26:55 -

Florida Tow Truck Driver Charged After Allegedly Towing Car With 4-Year-Old Inside, Child Falls Into Roadway
SUNRISE, FLORIDA — A Florida tow truck driver is facing a criminal charge after police say he hauled away a car he claimed was “illegally parked” while a 4-year-old girl was inside, and surveillance video shows the child’s father chasing the tow truck and yelling that his daughter was inside before the child opened a door and “fell into the roadway.” An...

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2026-03-16 15:06:32 -

Industry Urges Drivers to Slow Down and Move Over After 71-Year-Old Kentucky Tow Operator Is Killed by Passing Semi While Assisting Disabled Truck on I-165; Driver Faces Manslaughter Charge
DAVIESS COUNTY, Kentucky — The death of a longtime tow operator has shaken the regional towing community and renewed calls for motorists to slow down and move over when approaching roadside workers. David William Fischer, 71, of Owensboro, was struck and killed on the morning of March 11, 2026, while assisting a disabled semi truck along Interstate 165 near the Daviess–Ohio County...

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2025-11-18 18:20:50 -

Man accused of driving through closed I-74 crash scene, nearly striking police and tow truck driver
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 55-year-old Fairfield man is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving through a police roadblock on a closed stretch of Interstate 74 and nearly hitting officers and a tow truck driver, according to court documents. The incident occurred on November 12, when the westbound lanes of I-74 were shut down for a crash investigation. Police say Jonathan Barron...

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2026-03-06 20:08:12 -

Man Who Retrieved Gun From Garage and Shot Tow Truck Driver During Repossession Is Sentenced to Life, Now Appeals Conviction to Florida Appellate Court
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — A Port St. Lucie man sentenced to life in prison for shooting a tow truck driver multiple times during a repossession attempt is appealing his conviction to a Florida appellate court. On February 26, 2026, Omar Sueque, 61, filed an appeal of his life sentence to the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals in West Palm Beach. Sueque was convicted by a St. Lucie...

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2026-03-14 00:57:53 -

Milwaukee Tow Truck Driver Shot and Killed by Police After Driving Off With Officer Hanging From Door for Several Blocks — Mother Questions Why Taser Wasn't Used, "He's a Daddy. He Did Not Deserve It"
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A 35-year-old tow truck driver was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer Thursday morning after driving off from an attempted arrest with the officer holding onto the driver's side door of the vehicle for several blocks, in an incident his mother says was driven by her son's fear of being taken back to jail on a parole warrant. Credit: Ana Rios The...

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2026-03-07 20:05:35 -

Philadelphia Police Identify Driver of "Hooked Up" Tow Truck Who Fled After Detached Vehicle Killed Motorcyclist Jason Harvey — Arrest Warrant Being Prepared
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — Philadelphia police have identified the driver wanted in connection with the deadly hit-and-run crash in Frankford that killed 39-year-old motorcyclist Jason Harvey, sources confirmed to Action News on Friday. Investigators say detectives have identified the driver of the modified tow truck marked with the signage "Hooked Up" and are preparing to pursue an...

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2026-03-03 22:06:20 -

Philadelphia Tow Truck Driver Identified After Fleeing Scene Where Detached Vehicle Struck and Killed Motorcyclist Head-On
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — Investigators have identified the tow truck driver who fled the scene after a vehicle detached from his truck and struck a motorcyclist head-on on Frankford Avenue, killing him Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Frankford and Torresdale avenues in the city's Frankford neighborhood. Jason Harvey, 39, of...

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2025-12-23 18:00:28 -

Police Finally Charge 32-Year-Old Truck Driver in Hit-and-Run That Killed Tow Truck Operator, After Three-Week Investigation
WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO — Police have charged a truck driver from the Hamilton area in a hit-and-run crash that killed a tow truck operator who was stopped while helping a driver on the side of Highway 401 outside Woodstock, following a nearly three-week search in which investigators asked the public for help identifying the suspect vehicle. Ontario Provincial Police said 32-year-old Sandeep...

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2024-04-18 10:03:55 -

Impressive video shows a human tow truck rescuing a stuck semi
A stuck semi truck is no big deal for the determined group of men in this video. In the video, you can see about two dozen men joining forces to push free a semi truck that got stuck in a field on a farm. The video is captioned: “Got stuck on a farm. Then help came from all directions with little straw hats.” Check out the quick clip below. ...

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2025-05-20 14:57:16 -

Lawsuit Filed After Trucker Burned Alive in Wrecker Crash on Transmountain in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The son of a 65-year-old truck driver who was burned alive inside a heavy wrecker earlier this month has filed a lawsuit against Sheffield Towing Service, alleging gross negligence that led to his father's death. The fatal crash occurred on May 8th at the intersection of Loop 375 and N. Desert Boulevard in northwest El Paso. According to reports from KFox14, Aldo...

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2026-01-07 22:50:04 -

Police Find Fentanyl Syringes After Suburban Towing Driver Goes Wrong Way and Causes DUI Crash on Dixie Highway
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A tow truck driver with Suburban Towing was arrested Tuesday night after police say he drove the wrong way on Dixie Highway and caused a crash in Louisville. Louisville Metro Police said the wreck happened around 9 p.m. in the 12700 block of Dixie Highway near Blevins Gap Road, when the tow truck struck another vehicle. According to an arrest citation, Israel...

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2025-11-07 19:01:07 -

Police release photos of gunman who killed tow truck driver in 2022 Maryland road rage shooting
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — Maryland State Police have released new photos of a suspect wanted in the 2022 shooting death of tow truck driver Delonte Hicks, who was killed during a road rage encounter on Route 50 near Veterans Parkway. Investigators say Hicks, 29, was driving his tow truck eastbound when he became involved in an altercation with the driver of a Hyundai Sonata....

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2026-03-02 19:42:26 -

Tow Truck Driver Honored by FHP and FDOT for Using His Truck to Block Wrong-Way Driver Twice on I-10, Preventing Potentially Fatal Head-On Collision
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA — A Pensacola tow truck driver is being recognized by the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Transportation after his quick thinking helped stop a wrong-way driver on Interstate 10 and prevent what could have been a fatal head-on collision. At around 10:30 p.m. on February 18, a wrong-way driver system alert was issued after CCTV footage verified a...

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2026-01-16 20:27:28 -

U.S. Marshals Join Manhunt After Tow Truck Driver Is Punched and Robbed During Tesla Repossession Attempt in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A repossession attempt turned violent in Baltimore after investigators said a man assaulted and robbed a tow truck driver who was trying to repossess a Tesla, and authorities are now searching for a suspect wanted on armed robbery charges, according to WBFF and the U.S. Marshals Service. Investigators said the incident happened on Oct. 29, 2025, on West Saratoga...

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