Tow Truck Driver Seriously Injured in Costa Mesa Freeway Crash
Published on August 19, 2024
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. A black sedan involved in the crash was reported moving at high speeds when it crashed into a tow truck driver who was out of the truck, causing major injuries including the loss of his left leg, the CHP said....