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plaints from people who claimed they were treated unfairly by owner, Robert Scores, and his towing company.

Charges against the company include:

-Patrolling illegally parked vehicles.

-Towing vehicles when the owner was present and willing to move the vehicle.

-Falsifying tow tickets as to the justification

-Excessive cost and time of the tow

-Towing vehicles that were legally parked and shifting the burden of proving the justification for the tow onto the vehicle owners

-Not making the vehicles available for redemption and charging excessive storage fees

-Refusing to take credit cards

The ruling was handed down on June 1, and required owner Robert Scores to pay restitution to all affected consumers. The ruling also bans Scores from the towing business unless he pays a $100,000 bond as well as $20,000 to the State in penalties.

Source: danburycountry.com

Family and Towmen Protest Verdict in Death of Tower

In Charleston, S.C., the family of a tower gathered at the courtroom to protest the verdict and minimal fine imposed on the driver who hit and killed tower, Timmy Peagler, on Sept

13, 2022. Barry Pritchard, who was driving the car that hit Peagler, was given a $500 fine. Peagler’s widow Trisha, lawyers and fellow tow-truck drivers admit to being devastated over a sentence they consider “a slap on the wrist.”

“I don’t think it’s right,” Trisha Pea- gler said. “I think the law needs to be changed. It’s too late for him, but not for them [other drivers] and I’m going to fight for them.”

According to Charlie Condon, the attorney representing the Peagler family, the defendant Barry Pritchard was driving at approximately 70 mph and admitted that he was not looking at the road when the accident happened.

“If you look at what this defendant did, speeding, not looking, and then not respecting the move-over law, it resulted in the death of an innocent public safety worker,” Condon stated. He pointed out that Pritchard was in clear violation of the move-over law. “Extreme negligence” is how Condon describes Pritchard’s actions that resulted in the crash. Condon says Pritchard should have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

“Involuntary manslaughter is defined as the reckless disregard of the safety of others,” Condon explained. “And we feel clearly and passionately that there’s probable cause to believe that defendant Pritchard recklessly disregarded the safety of others with his conduct that day, which resulted in the death of Timmy Peagler.”

Source: live5news.com

Missouri Tower Remembered for Community Service

Matthew Pauk, owner of Patriot Towing in Washington, Missouri was honored by thousands of community members on June 12 after he was killed in a motorcycle accident on June 4. His wife Jennifer, who was with him, also suffered serious injuries. The couple raised five children and moved to Washington, Missouri, a few years ago.

“Matt was definitely one of the guys that, no matter what the situation was with customers, he was always there, no questions asked,” said Eric Korte, Pauk’s longtime friend.

A line of first responders and Pauk’s tow trucks led the ceremony.

“Pretty crazy you can get people to show up at the drop of a hat like that,” Korte noted.

“You would think he had been doing this his whole entire life,” said Jeff Winebaugh, a veteran tow truck operator and employee at Patriot Towing. “From the time his feet hit the floor in the morning, till when he went to bed, even when he went to bed, he was wide open.”

Winebaugh said Pauk was actively involved with assisting community members and first responders, often helping out free of charge. From lending a hand to being a big advocate and supporter of BackStoppers, an organization that supports families who have lost first responders, Winebaugh and others said the procession in Pauk’s honor was all about the impressions he had made.

“Time goes on; [but] he won’t be forgotten,” Korte said.

Family and friends said that getting involved with BackStoppers or donating to help the family are ways everyone can continue to show support and remember Pauk.

Source: fox2now.com