COSTA MESA, Calif.—A tow truck driver reportedly lost his left leg when a sedan reportedly driven at a high rate of speed crashed into his tow truck during a multi-vehicle collision in Costa Mesa on the morning of Aug. 19.
The first report to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) was at 2:30 a.m. Monday about a two-door sedan hitting the right shoulder wall on the northbound Costa Mesa (55) Freeway just south of the San Diego (405) Freeway. A passenger was reported on the ground with an injured arm.