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I got this sent to me and I feel that I need to repost it and keep it up so everyone knows just how dangerous our jobs are. I know we all know the dangers, but there are others who come read the board and lurk behind the scenes.

I hope that it can keep going for each and every month, and keep the public aware.

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Here is an eye opener of why there is a SLOW DOWN / MOVE OVER Law and why it need's to be obeyed. I am attaching a list of Tow Drivers that have lost their lives in January 2012!!!!! This obviously does not include the many close calls / near misses!!!! Also I am sure there are other Emergency services such as Police, Fire, EMS, and Etc. that are also included in this.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING...!!!!


January 2012 has proven to be one of the most dangerous and deadly months for tow truck drivers.

On Jan. 2, 46-year-old Joseph Ricciardelli, an employee of Emerald Towing in Boynton Beach, FL, died after being struck on the side of the highway.

On Jan. 4, 23-year-old Andrew Smith, was killed just after midnight after being hit by a tractor trailer on the side of the road. Smith worked for HJ Towing & Recovery of Landisburg, PA.

Also on Jan. 4, Austin Pruitt of Southside Towing of Utica, NY was struck and injured as he worked on the side of the road.

On Jan. 9, 47-year-old Eduardo Roque, an auto repair and towing business owner in Raleigh, NC, was struck on the side of the interstate. Roque was hospitalized in critical condition and one of his leg had to be amputated.

On Jan. 5, 30-year-old Evan Kavanaugh, an employee of Wiltse's Towing of Salem, OR, was struck and pinned as he working to tow a vehicle from the roadside.

On Jan. 15, 51-year-old Martin Butthof, an employee of Rusty's Towing of Richmond, British Columbia, was struck and pinned against his tow truck as he worked on the roadside. One of his legs was severed and the other was broken in at least seven places.

On Jan. 17, 49-year-old Paul Rocheleau of Windsor, Ontario, died after being struck on the side of the highway. Rocheleau worked for Sandwich West Towing.

In one weekend, two WI tow truck drivers came close to losing their lives on the same stretch of icy road.

On Jan. 20, a tow truck driver from Bossert Auto Body in narrowly escaped death by throwing himself out of his flatbed tow truck just before a jackknifed semi crushed the truck.

On Jan. 21, a tow truck driver for Greenwood Auto was hit by his own truck and thrown into a ditch after a semi slammed into his tow truck...Slow Down and Move Over!


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