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Three years ago, Raymond Mitchell was suddenly taken from us. I will never forget the last time I saw him. It was the morning of November 22, 2021. I had just come into the office, where Raymond was showing off a new decal he had designed himself. It was his take on the Move Over – Slow Down campaign familiar to all within the towing community. Half an hour later, the call came in. Raymond was gone, another victim of a driver disregarding that very law. We at TLC Towing and Recovery are forever grateful to the many people who came to show support. The attendance at the memorial procession on October 9, 2021 was overwhelming. We thank all who have shown support to us and Raymond’s family ever since. We thank the legislators who have worked with us over the past three years to pass a number of bills designed to strengthen the existing laws meant to protect tow truck drivers. We thank all the motorists who follow the law and keep us safe. We remind all motorists that, by Washington law (RCW 46.61.212), when approaching and Emergency or work zone, defined as the adjacent lanes of a roadway 200 feet before and after a stationary emergency vehicle, tow truck, police vehicle, highway construction vehicle, highway maintenance vehicle, solid waste vehicle, utility vehicle, or any other vehicle properly displaying flashing lights, all vehicles are to, whenever possible, make a lane change away from the lane or shoulder occupied by the stopped vehicle AND reduce their speed to 10 mph below the posted speed limit. Drivers who drive in a manner that endangers or likely endangers a worker in an emergency or work zone are guilty of reckless endangerment, a gross misdemeanor. Conviction results in a 60-day suspension of a driver’s license. Most other states have comparable laws. In other words, if you see flashing lights of any color, red, blue, or amber, MOVE OVER AND SLOW DOWN!

TLC Towing driver Logan Wells introduced Columbian writer Lyndsey Hewett to a day in the life of a tow truck driver. He describes the challenges of our profession as he and Lyndsey respond to a call. The full article may be found at https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/may/22/working-in-clark-county-logan-wells-tow-truck-driver-at-tlc-towing/