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Tow truck drivers in Connecticut are calling attention to the dangers they face along highways and urging motorists to slow down and move over when they see crews working on the side of the road. This comes after tow truck operator Alexander John Ramos was struck and killed by a vehicle in Bloomfield Tuesday evening.
Drivers at towing companies in West Haven and North Haven say distracted, speeding, and impaired motorists can make an already dangerous job even more hazardous.
“I want to do the job safely, as quickly as possible to get off the highway,” said Ronnie Gardino, of Bruneau’s Garage in West Haven.
“You do have a lot of distracted driving, people that are speeding, under the influence. That’s a very, very dangerous place to be,” he said.
The danger is something Bruneau’s Garage tow supervisor Ted Jerolmon has experienced firsthand. Jerolmon said he was nearly hit by a car in Milford four years ago while responding to a crash.
“Clipped a door. Door had to be replaced. 30 seconds more, I probably would have no legs left,” he said.
AAA data shows a tow truck driver is killed every six days across the country.
“It’s just disheartening that we’re out there trying to help strangers and doing our jobs, and you get people that just don’t pay attention,” Jerolmon said.
Connecticut’s Move Over law requires drivers to slow down and move over a lane for emergency vehicles, construction workers, and tow truck operators stopped and working on the side of the road.
In 2025, the state legislature passed harsher penalties for violations. Earlier this year, it mandated a driver education course for violators and new drivers.
Salena Khan, a tow truck driver at Nelcon Towing and Recovery in North Haven, said motorists do not always follow the law.
“People don’t practice it, and I do believe it’s a lack of knowledge,” she said.
Jerolmon said drivers at Bruneau’s Garage are equipped with lights and gear to make them highly visible at night. The company has also installed new signboards to increase visibility to passing motorists.
“We’re looking to add more to the fleet because statistics show it does bring some preventative driving,” he said.
Khan is pushing for state legislators to allow tow trucks to use red and blue lights instead of amber lights in an effort to get drivers to slow down.
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