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Road safety tragedy hits home for B.C. tow truck firm

Family member killed in Castlegar responding to accident scene
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Darlene Moretto has always understood the dangers tow truck drivers face at accident scenes.

When she and her husband started Mario’s Towing more than 30 years ago in Kelowna, the dangers of being hit by a speeding vehicle while trying to clear a vehicle or debris on the road after an accident has occurred is something never out of mind for their drivers on a daily basis.

So

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Barry Gerding

About the Author: Barry Gerding

Senior regional reporter for Efteen in the Okanagan. I have been a journalist in the B.C. community newspaper field for 37 years...
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