Tow Truck Driver Killed In I-495 Crash ID'd

ANDOVER, MA – A tow truck driver was killed in a multi-car crash on I-495 in Andover overnight, state police said. The crash happened around 10:55 p.m., shutting down the southbound side of the highway near the I-93 exit.

At least five cars were involved and multiple people were hospitalized. State police said 41-year-old Daniel Coady, of North Andover, was struck while outside his truck at the scene. Coady, who worked for his family's Lawrence-based company, Coady's Towing, was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police said the truck was responding to an original two-car crash when a 2007 Pontiac G6 struck an unoccupied BMW in the breakdown lane. The car hit the left side of the tow truck and the driver, who was standing beside it loading a car from the earlier crash.

The Pontiac was then struck by a 2011 Hyandai Santa Fe, which was driving south through the crash scene, according to police.

A second tow truck driver, a 44-year-old Lawrence man, was hurt when he fell from the truck while loading the car. He was hospitalized with minor injuries. The driver of the Pontiac, a 28-year-old Lawrence woman was seriously injured and taken to Lowell General Hospital.

The 26-year-old Lawrence woman behind the wheel of the Hyundai was not injured.

Traffic was detoured onto I-93 while emergency crews responded to the scene. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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