Hollywood man, 34, loses life after quarrel with tow truck driver over $2

South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | 6/12/2006 | Marlene Naanes

[varyouga]

Jorge Rivera lost his life Sunday over $2, police said.

The Hollywood butcher, 34, was in a car accident and needed a tow truck, and when it came time to pay a $78 bill, Rivera only had four $20 bills. When the driver said he could not provide change, Rivera demanded it, and the 1:30 a.m. argument escalated as Rivera's nephew joined him in yelling at the driver.

The driver became nervous and drove off with Rivera's 1999 Chrysler Sebring still on the flatbed, police and family members said. Rivera jumped onto the truck cab, hanging off the passenger-side window, and the driver rolled up the window and trapped Rivera's hands there as his nephew ran behind the truck, relatives said.

[DJ MacWoW]

for me, I would have said, "keep the 2 dollars" but then, I'm in the top 5% of the income scale.

Yeah. Hubby might have done the same but I think Rivera was having a VERY bad night and the 2 bucks was the final straw.

[PeteB570]

A Pepsi and two packs of peanuts set me back $2.29. I do that just about once a day.

As was said, you just can't make this stuff up.