Toby Bowden, a tow operator for Parkers Towing and Recovery, was struck and killed by a Honda Civic traveling too fast for conditions while standing in the left emergency lane on I-85 near mile marker 40 in Newnan, Georgia on March 15, 2023, according to 11Alive and the Times-Herald. Parkers built a custom-wrapped Peterbilt 589 50-ton rotator bearing Bowden's name, the number 728 for his birthday, Wall of the Fallen imagery, and a Slow Down Move Over message on the rear boom, and hosts an annual memorial ride on March 15.
Operator takeaway
A memorial rotator that works every job with Bowden's name on it — this is how the industry honors its own and reminds every passing driver why Move Over laws exist.