FL Tow Truck Driver Dies While On The Job

Our condolences to the family and acquaintances of this as-yet unnamed tow truck driver who died Wednesday from a medical problem while on the job. The driver worked for A Touch of Class Towing. Here's the story from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

A Fort Lauderdale tow-truck driver died from medical complications while he was driving on the job Wednesday afternoon, an employee for the towing company said.

Karl Waith, a manager with Touch of Class Towing in Fort Lauderdale, said an employee who worked for the company several years suffered a medical problem that resulted in his death.

A Fort Lauderdale police spokesman couldn't be reached Wednesday for additional information about the incident or to verify whether the driver's next of kin was told of his death. However, no one else was reported hurt after the driver suffered medical complications and lost control of his vehicle.

His tow truck struck a white Honda Civic on Wednesday afternoon, just west of State Road A1A on Northeast 34th Street, said Artino Joseph, 79, the driver of the Civic.

Joseph said he was in the Civic and stopped at a traffic light on Northeast 34th Street when the tow truck struck his vehicle on the side.

After the crash, emergency responders arrived, he said.

"The truck driver passed away after they tried to revive him," Joseph said.