A tow truck driver was killed and his 15-year-old son was injured in a crash with a semi-truck in Kankakee County, Illinois on Christmas Eve 2023, according to CBS Chicago. The father had brought his son along for the tow call.
Operator takeaway
A father killed with his 15-year-old son in the truck on Christmas Eve — if family members ride along on calls, they share every risk of the job, and that decision carries consequences no parent should have to face.