tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Moreno told deputies the tow truck driver was standing on the left side of his tow truck — still fully on the shoulder — when a silver SUV swerved onto the shoulder and struck both him and the truck, according to the affidavit.
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Authorities initially reported the tow truck was transported in critical condition to a nearby hospital, where the victim later died.
—Michael Cuviello, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Witnesses told Fox11 tow trucks went block by block Sunday morning towing vehicles.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Residents in a Hollywood neighborhood woke up Sunday morning to find Wilcox Avenue, which is usually packed with cars, empty after tow trucks swept through the neighborhood ahead of Academy Awards preparations.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Authorities initially reported the tow truck was transported in critical condition to a nearby hospital, where the victim later died.
—Michael Cuviello, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Witnesses told Fox11 tow trucks went block by block Sunday morning towing vehicles.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Residents in a Hollywood neighborhood woke up Sunday morning to find Wilcox Avenue, which is usually packed with cars, empty after tow trucks swept through the neighborhood ahead of Academy Awards preparations.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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