By Associated Press - Sunday, January 5, 2020

WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) - A tow truck driver in South Dakota was killed when he was struck by a car as he was trying to remove a vehicle from the ditch, police said.

Watertown police said the crash happened around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dale Jones, 47, of Watertown was killed when police say a Chevrolet Impala driven by a 76-year-old Watertown man went out of control and struck him.

KXLG reports the crash is under investigation by Watertown police with help from the South Dakota Highway Patrol.



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