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Beloved Tow Truck Driver Struck, Killed While Responding To Hunterdon County Crash, 26
A beloved 26-year-old tow truck driver was struck and killed while responding to a Hunterdon County crash scene Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed.
Gary Vondrasek, 86, was driving a 2014 Cadillac Escalade westbound in the left lane of Route 22 near the Phillips 66 Gas Station in Readington when he drifted into the median and hit a disabled vehicle and tow truck driver, identified as Seth Newton, just after 3 p.m., Readington Township Police said.
Newton, of Readington, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Vondrasek, of Lebanon, was treated at the scene before being taken to RWJ Univers…
