The slay of a tow truck driver in Broward County Tuesday is raising safety concerns.Tow truck drivers in our area say no doubt about it, they have a dangerous job.
A tow truck company driver, David Herr, 36, of Hollywood was shot and killed Tuesday in Lauderdale Lakes, after a dispute over a vehicle that he was towing from an apartment.
Some tow truck drivers in West Palm Beach told us such violence qualms them, and one says it has changed the way he does his job.
I pay more attention to my surrounds and what's goin' on around me, said Scott Fugett, a tow truck driver with Sheehan's Towing.
You try to reason with the people, explain to them why you are there. You are just there to do a job. If it doesn't work, then get away. Leave the car there if you have to. It's not worth our life to take that one car, said Adam Taylor, manager of Sheehan's towing who also drives a tow truck.
Some tow truck drivers told us the most important danger they encounter is not being shot, but being hit by a car. They say the largest threat they face is being hit by a motorist when they are stopped on the road anywhere, working a crash scene or helping a disabled vehicle, because some oncoming drivers are not paying attention and do not move over as the law require.
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