'Slow Down,' Towing Company Urges in Heartfelt Post After Driver Killed While Assisting Customer

'Slow down,' towing company urges in heartfelt post after driver killed while assisting customer

Tow truck driver Daniel "DJ" Ortiz was struck and killed by a passing vehicle while helping someone move their disabled vehicle, NJ police say.

NJ tow truck driver fatally hit by SUV while helping another driver

A New Jersey tow truck driver was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by an SUV while helping another driver on the highway. Daniel “DJ” Ortiz, 24, was assisting a broken down vehicle on the right shoulder of Route 287 South in Morris County’s Harding Township when a Jeep drove onto the shoulder and struck Ortiz, the tow truck and the other vehicle at around 11:42 a.m. Ortiz was taken to a nearby hospital where he died as a result of his inj…

GoFundMe started for tow truck driver, 24, killed in Route 287 accident in Harding

HARDING TWP. - Police continue to investigate a Wednesday, July 2 motor vehicle crash on southbound Route 287 that claimed the life of a Hopatcong tow truck driver.

Tow truck driver dies after being hit by a SUV on Route 287 in N.J.

A 24-year-old tow truck driver was killed Wednesday when he was struck by a SUV after responding to a disabled vehicle on Route 287 in Morris County, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police said.Daniel “DJ” Ortiz, of Hopatcong, who worked for Ron and Sons Towing, was assisting the driver of the vehicle on the right shoulder of Route 287 South at milepost 31.4 in Harding Township when the crash occurred.

Tow Truck Operator Killed on I-287 Remembered as ‘Kind and Helpful’

PARSIPPANY — A 24-year-old tow truck operator from Hopatcong was tragically killed Wednesday, July 2, after being struck by a vehicle while assisting a disabled car along Interstate 287 South, according to the New Jersey State Police. Daniel Ortiz, affectionately known as “DJ” by his coworkers, was employed by Ron and Sons Towing at the time […] The post Tow Truck Operator Killed on I-287 Remembered as ‘Kind and Helpful’ first appeared on Parsip…