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Virginia: Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed

Virginia Towing & Recovery

Tow Operator Louis Rich, Taylor Towing & Transport, Orange, Virginia was struck and killed while working along the roadway on I-95 at Virginia Route 3 (Exit 130).

The crash happened at about 12:35 p.m. on June 11, on the I-95 entrance ramp from Route 3.

Police said a 2020 Chevrolet Impala was traveling south on the ramp when it crossed the white fog line, hit a pedestrian and then collided with a 2006 International tow truck parked on the shoulder.

The tow truck driver, Louis J. Rich, 29 of Locust Grove, Va., was transported to Mary Washington Hospital with life-threatening injuries, which he later died from.