Sad News From Australia
by trfootnotes
on 02/29/2012 - 07:23 am
Tag: Towing News
Our condolences to the family and acquaintances of Australian tow truck company owner Geoff Clark and 23-year-old Sarah Frazer. Clark was trying to tow Frazer's car from the side of the highway when they were hit and killed by a passing truck on Feb. 15. Here's the story from The Sydney Morning Herald:
SARAH FRAZER was finally about to fulfil her dream, which was to study in pursuit of her great passion - photography.''My car is pretty much all packed up except for my bedlinen and a few loose ends,'' the 23-year-old wrote to her aunt on a Facebook page.But less than 24 hours later, not long after she started out on her ''newest adventure'', she was killed on her way to university in Wa ...
Dangerous Duty In IN
by trfootnotes
on 02/29/2012 - 07:39 am
Tag: Towing News
We hope that Curtis Wrecker Service driver Joshua D. Sims, 30, is recovering well from this Feb. 14 crash. Our condolences to the family and acquaintances of the truck driver, Arnold Rexroad. Here's the story from the Greencastle Banner-Graphic:
MONROVIA -- A semi driver, whose rig had become disabled along Interstate 70 in western Hendricks County Tuesday morning, was fatally injured in an accident near the State Road 39 interchange.At approximately 7:36 a.m., Indiana State Police responded to a crash at the 57-mile marker of I-70 eastbound.Preliminary investigation revealed that a white International tractor pulling a trailer had become disabled eastbound on the right shoulder approxima ...
Sad News From VA
by trfootnotes
on 02/29/2012 - 07:00 am
Tag: Towing News
Sad News From VA. Our condolences to the family and acquaintances of Dennis Cash, owner of Cash's Garage of Madison Heights. He died on Monday, 2/27/12, while working tow a vehicle from an accident. Another vehicle came through the crash scene and pinned him against his truck while his two sons watched. Here's the story from WDBJ7.com:
MADISON HEIGHTS, Va.—It's a somber day at Cash's Garage in Madison Heights; a family owned business that's now mourning the loss of its owner. Dennis Cash died on the job Monday.
"He loved his family, he loved his business, and he loved his community," said Cash's son Jonathan, holding back tears as he recalled memories of his father Tue ...
Dangerous Duty In TN
by trfootnotes
on 02/28/2012 - 09:30 pm
Tag: Towing News
Here's the story from WREG.com:
Two men are arrested and charged with aggravated assault, after a a tow turns violent.The tow truck driver is in the hospital, being treated for two broken arms and dislocated shoulders.Sunday, Michelle Goodwin showed News Channel 3 how she and her husband, James, hook up cars to reposses them. The couple has been in the business for almost 13 years. But her partner is not around right now, he's in the hospital after the last job turned into a nightmare.Goodwin says Friday [2/17/12], the two went out to an apartment complex on Salmon Drive to tow a car for a company. It's a job that usually takes 4 minutes...but Goodwin says the owner of the car, Greg ...
