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Pennsylvania tow truck operators gathered in front of the state Capitol building in Harrisburg to bring awareness to roadside safety on May 22, 2023. Beth Brelje/The Epoch Times
HARRISBURG, Pa.—The International Towing and Recovery Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has a memorial wall in remembrance of the 556 tow truck operators who have died in the line of duty.
Among them is David Duchnik Jr., who grew up riding in his father’s tow truck in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times.
Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.