Tow truck operator was pulling this disabled car on his flatbed
when he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver
MAMARONECK – A tow truck driver, who was out of his vehicle tending
to a disabled car, was struck by a hit-and-run driver this morning and
later died.
State Police said the accident occurred just before 7 a.m. on I-95, the
New England Section near exit 18B – White Plains-Mamaroneck Avenue,
in Mamaroneck.
The tow truck driver, identified as Salvatore Brescia, 32, of Yonkers,
working for Vincent’s Towing, was transported to Greenwich, CT hospital
where he died from his injuries, troopers said.
The accident is being reconstructed by the State Police Collision Reconstruction
Unit.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the State
Police in Tarrytown at 845-727-2280 or Hawthorne Bureau of Criminal Investigation
at 914-769-2600.
The New York State Crime Stoppers organization is offering a reward of
up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the
person responsible for Brescia’s death. To be eligible for the Crime
Stoppers’ reward, persons with pertinent information are asked to
call the hotline at 866-313-TIPS or visit https://nyscrimestoppers.org
and leave the confidential tip.
