A tow truck driver has died from his injuries after being hit by a car Monday while working in the roadway in West Price Hill.It happened around 11:49 p.m. when the Cincinnati Police Department’s Traffic Unit responded to the 4000 block of Rapid Run Pike to investigate a serious injury traffic crash.Police said Glenn Ewing, 32, was working in the roadway, putting a disabled car on the back of his tow truck, when he was hit by a car.The car also hit the tow truck and 2001 Mercedes-Benz which was being loaded onto the back of the tow truck.Ewing suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to the University of Cincinnati Hospital Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. Police said the driver, a 20-year-old man was sustained minor injuries as a result of the crash and was treated at the scene by the Cincinnati Fire Department.The driver was wearing his seatbelt at the time of this crash.Excessive speed has yet to be determined to be a factor in the crash.Impairment does not appear to be a factor in the crash. On Monday night, a group of tow truck drivers gathered on Fifth Street in Queensgate in front of the American Automobile Association offices where Ewing worked. Drivers put on the lights of their tow trucks in solidarity. Any witnesses to this crash are asked to contact the Cincinnati Police Department’s Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.
A tow truck driver has died from his injuries after being hit by a car Monday while working in the roadway in West Price Hill.
It happened around 11:49 p.m. when the Cincinnati Police Department’s Traffic Unit responded to the 4000 block of Rapid Run Pike to investigate a serious injury traffic crash.
Police said Glenn Ewing, 32, was working in the roadway, putting a disabled car on the back of his tow truck, when he was hit by a car.
The car also hit the tow truck and 2001 Mercedes-Benz which was being loaded onto the back of the tow truck.
Ewing suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to the University of Cincinnati Hospital Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
Police said the driver, a 20-year-old man was sustained minor injuries as a result of the crash and was treated at the scene by the Cincinnati Fire Department.
The driver was wearing his seatbelt at the time of this crash.
Excessive speed has yet to be determined to be a factor in the crash.
Impairment does not appear to be a factor in the crash.
On Monday night, a group of tow truck drivers gathered on Fifth Street in Queensgate in front of the American Automobile Association offices where Ewing worked. Drivers put on the lights of their tow trucks in solidarity.
Any witnesses to this crash are asked to contact the Cincinnati Police Department’s Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.
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