Hussain Farhat, a 40-year-old tow driver for Yaffo Towing in Chicago, was struck and killed by a minivan while loading a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of I-94 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin on December 24, 2024, according to ABC7 Chicago. Christopher Sponholz, 39, turned himself in after a tip and was charged with felony hit-and-run causing death; prosecutors said he initially told police he thought he had hit a deer.
Operator takeaway
Farhat's wife was nine months pregnant with their third child when he was killed loading a vehicle on a highway shoulder — the International Towing Museum reports approximately 43 tow operators die on the job annually.