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NH Tow Truck Driver Honored

by trfootnotes on 12/19/2011 - 10:34 am
Tag: Towing News

Here's the story from Seacoastonline.com:
NORTH HAMPTON — On July 26, at approximately 9 p.m., emergency personnel from the towns of Greenland, North Hampton and the city of Portsmouth were called to the scene of a horrific accident on Interstate 95, near the North Hampton-Greenland town line. The crash involved a tractor-trailer and two vehicles. When crews arrived, they found six people injured and one person dead.
"Arriving crews were faced with what can only be described as a chaotic scene," North Hampton Fire Chief Dennis Cote said. "There were seven patients; one entrapped, two were critical, three had minor injuries and, unfortunately, one patient did not survive the collision ...

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Everyday Tow Heroes In CA

by trfootnotes on 12/19/2011 - 10:41 am
Tag: Towing News

Everyday Tow Heroes in CA! Kudos to Dino Tomassi on his third year of hosting the "Bay Area Tow Truck Toy Run" for kids in need and to members of the Greater Bay Area Chapter of the California Tow Truck Association for helping out! Here's the story from mercurynews.com:
More than 30 tow trucks from 12 companies drove from San Jose to Fremont on Saturday to deliver hundreds of toys for less fortunate children to Bridges Community Church.
Dino Tomassi, owner of Finish Line Tow and a member of the church's "Band of Brothers" Men's Club, started the drive three years ago to reach out to the community.
The drive, called the Bay Area Tow Truck Toy Run, comprises members of the Greater Bay Area ...

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MI Tow Truck Driver Shot In Foot

by trfootnotes on 12/19/2011 - 10:29 am
Tag: Towing News

Here's the story from AnnArbor.com: 
A tow truck driver was shot in the foot early Tuesday by a man who was upset that his vehicle had been towed from an apartment complex because he didn't have a parking permit, police said.Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Derrick Jackson said deputies responded to a call of shots fired at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 9000 block of MacArthur Boulevard.Police found that a 31-year-old Ypsilanti Township resident and employee of Discount Towing had been struck once in the foot and the suspect had fled, Jackson said.Deputies had responded to the area earlier in the night while the employees were towing the suspect's car, Jackson said. The ...

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