The death of a Saskatchewan tow truck driver on Highway 22 during last week’s blizzard has renewed calls for better protections to prevent driver fatalities. Drivers to form tow truck funeral procession to pay respects, raise awareness. Alicia Bridges CBC News Posted: Mar 11, 2017 4:24 PM CT Last.

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. Announced that Anthony Mangano of Ozone Park, NY was sentenced in the hit-and-run death of a tow truck operator on I-95 in New Rochelle in December 2016. Westchester County Court Judge Barry Warhit sentenced Mangano today to the 12 months already served in the Westchester County Jail. Specifically, Mangano pleaded guilty last December to Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Incident Resulting in Death, a class D Felony under the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and was remanded to the Westchester County Jail. Background On Dec.

29, 2016, Mangano was driving a box truck for his employer, a Long Island-based auto parts company. He was traveling north on I-95 and had just passed the New Rochelle toll plaza when he struck and killed Salvatore Brescia of Connecticut. Brescia, employed as a tow truck operator with a Westchester-based company, was assisting a driver whose vehicle was broken down on the side of the highway. At the time he was hit, Brescia was standing in the right lane next to his truck. Mangano continued driving. He exited I-95 north and circled back to view the scene.

At that time, state police and an ambulance had responded. Mangano again went through the New Rochelle toll plaza, passed the scene and proceeded northbound to Connecticut. At no time did he stop to report his involvement or provide information to police. Full cracked apk blogspot. Brescia died of his injuries which consisted of blunt impact injury to his head, neck, torso and extremities.

He was struck by the right side view mirror of the truck driven by Mangano. An intensive investigation by the New York State Police consisted of collecting fragments of the plastic from the broken mirror at the scene.

This in turn led them to the company in Ontario, Canada that manufactured the plastic mirror and local distributors of the mirror which eventually led to the Mangano’s employer. State police investigators were able to identify Mangano as the driver who left the scene on I-95 on the day of the incident. EZ Pass and cellphone records were also instrumental in this investigation. This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Daniel Flecha of the Superior Court Trial Division.

One year after a deadly crash in Pennsylvania, a truck driver is facing homicide charges for the death of a tow truck driver. The crash happened last August on I-81 near Clarks Summit. Father On Scene For Crash That Claimed Son’s Life According to reports, 29-year-old third generation tow truck driver David Duchnik, Jr.

Was helping his father at the site of a previous crash in a closed lane on the interstate. A police officer was directing traffic and saw a tractor trailer veering towards the crash site. The officer was able to get out of the way and warned Duchnik, but he wasn’t able to move in time. The semi reportedly struck another vehicle, which then hit Duchnik. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition and later died.