Another Washington roadside responder has been hit on the job. A Washington State Patrol trooper was injured Wednesday night, Oct. 21, when a pickup slammed into his patrol SUV on westbound I-90 in Kittitas County. According to WSP, it happened at about 7:49 p.m. just east of Exit 63, roughly 10 miles west of Roslyn. Trooper Jaden A. Siller, 24, of Ellensburg, was assisting with a lane closure at a separate crash, with his emergency lights on, when a Chevrolet Silverado drive

Three weeks after he was struck on westbound I-24 in Chattanooga, Ben Moore of Doug Yates Towing and Recovery is working hard on his recovery. In an Oct. 15 post, his employer said Moore's right leg below the knee was shattered and his left leg, left foot and a hand were broken. He has more surgery ahead in the coming weeks. For now, he spends three to four hours a day in physical and occupational therapy, relearning how to stand and walk. His immediate goal is to take five s

Police in Bloomfield, Connecticut, arrested a Hartford man on Monday, Oct. 19, in the Sept. 8 crash that killed tow operator Alex Ramos, 26, on Tunxis Avenue. Curran Melanson, 28, was arrested at his home. He is charged with second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and failure to slow down or move over. His bond was set at $425,000. Investigators said Melanson's 2009 Honda Civic ended up on its roof near the scene.

Two weeks after he was struck on westbound I-24 in Chattanooga, Ben Moore of Doug Yates Towing and Recovery attended the International Towing and Recovery Museum's Wall of the Fallen name unveiling on Oct. 17. Moore has been recovering at Siskin Rehabilitation Hospital. On Saturday, Hamilton County EMS paramedics Kyle Gambarrotti and Alex Thompson, who treated him at the crash and took him to the hospital, met up with Moore and his wife, Shelby, at Siskin. They brought him to

Tow operators from across Washington lined up at Columbia Center Mall in Kennewick on Saturday for the Slow Down Move Over Parade, hosted by Tow Truck Operators of Washington (TTOW) and Target Zero, on National Slow Down, Move Over Day. Nineteen tow trucks took part, joined by the Richland Police Department and the Washington State Patrol. The parade rolled out at 4 PM and ended at the HAPO Center in Pasco. Awards went to: Most Trucks: A & E Towing Cleanest Rig: Rapid Towing

Ahead of National Slow Down, Move Over Day on Saturday, Oct. 17, a new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety survey found a gap between what drivers say and what they do. More than 90% of drivers said they moved over or slowed down the last time they passed a disabled vehicle, tow truck or police car. But earlier AAA research found that only 64% of vehicles covered by Slow Down, Move Over laws were seen changing lanes or slowing down. The other 36% did neither. The stakes are hig

Ben Moore, the Doug Yates Towing and Recovery operator hit Oct. 1 on westbound I-24 in Chattanooga, is now in rehabilitation, according to a GoFundMe his wife, Shelby Moore, started Oct. 8. The fundraiser covers the family's day-to-day needs while he recovers. It had raised $8,145 of its $50,000 goal as of Oct. 12. Moore is from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and has towed for about 11 years in Michigan, Iowa and Tennessee, Fox 17 West Michigan reported. "Everything in my right leg was

Ben Moore, a driver for Doug Yates Towing and Recovery in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was struck on the evening of Oct. 1 while working on the shoulder of westbound Interstate 24 near Westside Drive with his emergency lights flashing. Police say a driver failed to move over, crossed the line and hit him. Moore's own dash camera captured the crash. He suffered two broken legs, broken feet and a broken hand, and has had more than 10 hours of surgery on his right leg, with at least

A tow operator was badly hurt Sept. 13 while working the shoulder of State Route 302 near East Nahum Lane, near Belfair in Mason County. According to the Washington State Patrol, the operator was on the shoulder preparing to clear a car from an earlier crash when a vehicle driving erratically onto the shoulder struck him. He suffered a broken ankle and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. His name has not been released. Troopers arrested the driver, 76-year-

Police in Bloomfield, Connecticut, have gotten an arrest warrant for the driver accused of hitting and killing tow truck operator Alex Ramos. Ramos, 26, a husband and father of two, was working beside his tow truck on Tunxis Avenue on the evening of Sept. 8 when a car hit him. He died at the scene. The 28-year-old driver now faces charges of second-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence, and failure to reduce speed for a non-emergency vehicle. Bond is set at $425,00

New details have come out about Wednesday night's crash on Interstate 82 south of Kennewick. Washington State Patrol Trooper Matthew Parham, 38, of Kennewick, was blocking a lane with his emergency lights on around 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 7, after an earlier rollover crash. A 30-year-old Hermiston woman driving a GMC Terrain hit the back of his patrol car. Troopers say she's suspected of driving under the influence. She was booked into the Benton County jail on one count of DUI. Tr

A driver hit a Washington State Patrol trooper's patrol car on Interstate 82 about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, near milepost 129, about 16 miles south of Kennewick near Plymouth, according to WSP. The trooper was in a fully marked patrol vehicle with its emergency lights on, helping with a lane closure on eastbound I-82, when an eastbound GMC Terrain failed to yield and hit it. The closure followed an earlier SUV rollover, the Tri-City Herald reported. WSP identified the

Tow Truck Operators of Washington and Target Zero are hosting the Slow Down Move Over Parade on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Lineup starts at 3:00 PM at Columbia Center Mall in Kennewick, next to Firestone Tires. The parade rolls out at 4:00 PM and finishes at the HAPO Center, 6600 Burden Blvd, in Pasco. Tow trucks, law enforcement, fire trucks, and EMTs will drive together to remind Washington drivers that slowing down and moving over for roadside workers is the law. Bring yo