A tow truck driver providing assistance to a stranded motorist on the eastbound 22 freeway in Garden Grove was seriously injured after another vehicle hit him, according to a news report.
The California Highway Patrol said that the unidentified tow truck driver was lowering the truck bed to load a BMW and had leaned into the car to assist the driver with one of the car’s gears. A Lexus then hit the BMW, pushing it up onto the truck bed and causing it to fall to the ground. The Lexus drove onto the truck bed and fell to the ground on its roof.
The tow truck driver was thrown into the air and sustained serious injuries; he was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The Lexus driver told investigators he was in the process of making a turn when he hit the BMW. He was not cited at the scene.
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