(MS)(02-12-2021) Tow truck operator struck & killed on icy road

MHP: Tow truck operator killed after driver loses control of a vehicle on an icy road

WARREN CO., Miss. - The Mississippi Highway Patrol says an icy road in Warren County is the source of a deadly wreck around 9:20 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2021.

State police responded to a one-vehicle crash on I-20W near Bovina.

While attempting to remove the vehicle from the roadway, MHP says another vehicle lost control on the icy roads and collided with a tow truck, killing the operator.

Deputies say the tow truck operator, 44-year-old George Spratley, Jr. of Bovina, died as a result of his injuries.