Tuscaloosa, Alabama police confirmed two tow truck operators were attacked while hitching up a car on Grace Street during the University of Alabama's A-Day weekend in April 2024 when an individual believed to own the vehicle returned with others and confronted the drivers, according to Tuscaloosa Thread. Both drivers were struck on the head and hospitalized; no arrests had been made at the time of the initial report.
Operator takeaway
Game-day weekends compress emotion and impair judgment. Pull your campus and stadium-adjacent towing schedule and ask whether a second driver should be on the truck for those days.