28-year-old tow truck driver was killed in a crash about 6:30 a.m. Friday in Clyde Township, Michigan. Jason Schultz was operating the Preferred Towing truck, pulling a vehicle from a west ditch off North Road, when he was struck by a southbound vehicle.
An 18-year-old from Fort Gratiot drove onto the shoulder of the road to pass the tow truck and hit Schultz, killing him instantly, according to a statement from the St. Clair County Sheriff Department. The Fort Gratiot man's vehicle also hit the cable pulling the vehicle from the ditch, as well as that vehicle.