Londoner charged after tow truck driver struck by car in Huron County
The driver of the tow truck sustained non-life threatening injuries
A 21-year-old London, Ont., man has been charged after a tow truck driver was struck while on the job in the Municipality of South Huron, north of London.
The incident happened last Wednesday just before 5: 30 p.m. on Airport Line between Huron Street and Thames Road East. Emergency crews found one person who had been struck by a vehicle which had fled the scene. The injured tow operator was taken to hospital where their injuries were deemed non-life-threatening, police said.
An investigation found that the tow operator had removed a vehicle from the ditch, where it had been stuck in the snow. While waiting for payment, the driver of the vehicle sped off and struck the tow operator, launching them into the ditch.
The involved vehicle was last seen leaving the scene northbound on Airport Line. The driver was later identified and charged with dangerous operation, assault with a weapon, failure to stop after an accident, and fraud under $5,000.
He's scheduled to appear in Goderich court in late January.