Tow truck driver killed in hit and run on WB I-80
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Tow truck driver killed in hit and run on WB I-80
This is the 6th tow truck operator death of 2012.
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AUBURN, CA - A tow truck driver died from injuries he sustained in a hit and run collision Tuesday afternoon on westbound Interstate 80 at the Ophir Road exit in Placer County.
According to California Highway Patrol Officer David Martinez, the driver worked with Golden State Towing. He was standing partially in the far right lane of the interstate.
The involved vehicle may be a small, dark sedan but there were no witnesses to the collision, Martinez said.
Passerby Denisa Duarte said as they drove by the Ophir Road exit she saw a man laying in the right lane. She said no one was stopping. She pulled over just past the tow truck and called 911.
Why the tow truck driver was stopped on the roadside wasn't known. Martinez said he wasn't towing a vehicle.
The hit and run occurred at about 4:15 p.m. Traffic was congested in the area as drivers were directed back onto I-80 at Highway 193 just south of Auburn. The roadway re-opened around 5:30 p.m. and traffic was moving smoothly.
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AUBURN, CA - A tow truck driver died from injuries he sustained in a hit and run collision Tuesday afternoon on westbound Interstate 80 at the Ophir Road exit in Placer County.
According to California Highway Patrol Officer David Martinez, the driver worked with Golden State Towing. He was standing partially in the far right lane of the interstate.
The involved vehicle may be a small, dark sedan but there were no witnesses to the collision, Martinez said.
Passerby Denisa Duarte said as they drove by the Ophir Road exit she saw a man laying in the right lane. She said no one was stopping. She pulled over just past the tow truck and called 911.
Why the tow truck driver was stopped on the roadside wasn't known. Martinez said he wasn't towing a vehicle.
The hit and run occurred at about 4:15 p.m. Traffic was congested in the area as drivers were directed back onto I-80 at Highway 193 just south of Auburn. The roadway re-opened around 5:30 p.m. and traffic was moving smoothly.
Re: Tow truck driver killed in hit and run on WB I-80
A better article ..
27-year-old Michael Robert Sanders of Auburn
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27-year-old Michael Robert Sanders of Auburn
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Re: Tow truck driver killed in hit and run on WB I-80
Disregard that last post, that is not the right article.
UPDATE
FORESTHILL, CA - California Highway Patrol officers arrested a man in connection to the hit and run death of a tow truck driver Sunday evening.
Michael Keller, 25, of New Castle, was arrested at a Foresthill residence around 6:30 p.m. while officers were following up leads in the area, Officer David Martinez said.
Keller is suspected of hitting tow truck driver David Robinson Jr., 30, of Citrus Heights, Wednesday on westbound Interstate 80 by the Ophir Road exit, Martinez said.
RELATED STORY: I-80 fatal hit and run car information released
It is unclear what exactly Keller will be charged with, but Martinez said charges will include vehicle manslaughter.
Keller will be booked into Placer County Jail.
News10/KXTV
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Michael Keller, 25, of New Castle, was arrested at a Foresthill residence around 6:30 p.m. while officers were following up leads in the area, Officer David Martinez said.
Keller is suspected of hitting tow truck driver David Robinson Jr., 30, of Citrus Heights, Wednesday on westbound Interstate 80 by the Ophir Road exit, Martinez said.
RELATED STORY: I-80 fatal hit and run car information released
It is unclear what exactly Keller will be charged with, but Martinez said charges will include vehicle manslaughter.
Keller will be booked into Placer County Jail.
News10/KXTV
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