McKeesport, PA – 18 February 2020 – According to Allegheny County police, a repossessor was killed in the line of duty early Tuesday morning in McKeesport when the tow truck he was operating rolled back over him.
The unnamed 42-year-old man went to a home on Monongahela Avenue to repossess a pickup truck. After removing the pickup truck from the property, he stopped a short distance away to make the tow secure and to alert his dispatch center, which would then alert police about the repossession, authorities said.
Allegheny County police assisted and they learned the driver, who wasn’t immediately identified, worked for International Recovery Systems, a company that repossesses vehicles.
The man was repossessing a pickup truck on Monongahela Avenue, police said. The driver stopped to secure the tow and alert his dispatch center, but it appears he didn’t put the tow truck in park and it rolled backwards over him, police said.
When the dispatch center didn’t hear from the driver, they sent another truck and the other driver found the man pinned under the rear wheels of the tow truck, police said. The truck was equipped with video and recorded the incident.
Police don’t suspect foul play and the tow truck and pickup will be inspected.
A spokesman for International Recovery Systems didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.
Source: WPXI News
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