Tow truck driver Jeffery Harris was struck and killed just before midnight on July 10, 2017 while standing beside his tow truck on the shoulder of I-70 outside Russell, Kansas, loading a broken-down vehicle, according to KWCH. A vehicle drove onto the shoulder and struck him; he died at the scene.
Operator takeaway
Killed at midnight on an interstate shoulder — after-dark calls carry exponentially higher risk from impaired and fatigued drivers.