Video from a Tesla captures the moment a boat went of the center divider on the 91 Freeway in Bellflower on March 1, 2026.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/boat-into-91-freeway-lanes-bellflower/
Posted on 03/02/2026 8:46:17 AM PST by xxqqzz
The Brief A motorcyclist is dead after a hit-and-run involving a tow truck. An SUV detached from the tow truck and crashed into the motorcycle. Police say the driver of the tow truck fled the scene. PHILADELPHIA - A motorcyclist is dead after a tow truck incident in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood this weekend, and now police are looking for a driver they say fled the scene.
(Excerpt) Read more at fox29.com ...
My husband was behind and in lane to left of a car carrier on turnpike and a car fell off- fortunately it skidded to right between traffic/cars and ended up on side of road- tires burning and smoking
Just anothe example that Democratic run urban areas are unlivable.
Isn’t it amazing how people panic, stop thinking logically and flee the scene?
It has happened to even the best of us, but this is why you install chains to back up your straps when on a wheel lift.
I assume this was a repo operation and the tard obviously wasn’t operating correctly.
Not sure about in PA, but in CA the repo trucks are not required to display names or phone numbers, just a Repo license number on the side.
if his truck was unmarked, and his plates hidden, the rat has a good chance of evading if he just lays low for a while.
re the insurance, considering how impossible it is for honest companies to get insurance due to the fraud in the industry, I’ll bet you if he had insurance, it wasn’t for repo work(car hauler is a common way people get insurance on paper to run crap, which does not cover tow and recovery operations) and the insurance won’t cover it.
An extension ladder fell off a truck that was in front of me about 12 years ago. I was spared as it bounced on one end and flipped over my car. My entire body sweat all at once. No one was behind me. The truck pulled over immmediatrly to fetch the ladder.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/boat-into-91-freeway-lanes-bellflower/
Better than facing street justice. It's Filthadelphia.
A friend got t-boned by a young (black) kid in our town.
The kid took off. He returned about 15-20 minutes later. Turns out the car belonged to an older relative of the boy. That relative apparently talked some sense into him, or perhaps the boy simply had no clue that you can't leave the scene of an accident - particularly one you caused.
The police didn't bust the kid's ass, and my friend, who is very kind person, didn't make a big deal about it either, even though he did get some minor injuries.
The article says the tow truck was found at an apartment complex, and the company was being contacted.
My guess is it will be determined to be a stolen truck, no idea who the driver was, the SUV was stolen and that’s why the vehicle was not properly secured, etc. The insurance on the truck, if any, might cover the damage. This reeks of “third world situation”.
My boss made me take the next tow job a few hours later. Great man. He went back to the carnage and handed out insurance info and took care of the police report.
I was flying down the 110 east some years ago when the entire side of a truck carrying water bottles let go. They came bouncing down the freeway dead ahead of me. Fortunately, those bounced over my car. Not so lucky for those on each side of me.
Had one sitting in the right lane on the flyover from I-25 South to I-40 east in Albuquerque last week. As of this morning, there is still some debris from it, but the big pieces are nowhere to be seen. I called it in, but no one came out to move it before the weekend.
I did the same job in the late 60s and early 70s ... we tied off the steering wheel with a rope ... most cars didn’t have locking steering columns back then if I remember correctly ...
Leave lots of space between you and whatever is ahead.
Sometimes doing a repo you move quickly not thoroughly. The life of a Repo Man is always intense.
I don’t know but I keep my distance from anything being towed or hauled. Especially car carriers and rolled steel carriers.
Sheet metal has been known to slide off the backs of carriers and slice into following cars.
I am aware, that’s why I didn’t get into it, even though the profit margins in my area was significantly better then the usual BS we had here.
Per other reportage, the cops have ID’d the towing company, but the driver is still on the lam.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.