Pittsburgh Towman, Loading Flatbed, Killed

Late Wednesday night, tow truck driver Husam Shuibat, 53, of Advantage Towing of Pittsburgh was side swapped after just loading up and securing a vehicle on his tow truck.  

Charges against a suspected drunk driver are pending after the driver fled the scene. Police were able to track down the driver, 23 year old Hunter Crown, with the help of witnesses, who gave a detailed description of the car and plate number. Crown was later arrested for suspicion of DUI. 

"That tow truck was on the side of the road with its lights on. That actually deems it to be an emergency scene," Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Rocco Gagliardi said. "Drivers in the state of Pennsylvania have to move over for any vehicle that's on the side of the road." 

Todd Leiss, the deputy director of training for the Emergency Responder Safety Institute, says he's sad and angry because crashes involving emergency responders are preventable. He says there's no excuse for driving drunk, drugged, drowsy, distracted or dangerous. 

"If he is found at fault and found guilty, that he be sentenced to prison, that he never drive again, and that he has to do some type of community service," he said. 

Source: cbsnews.com