Crime & Safety
Montco Tow Truck Driver Arrested in Fatal Hit and Run: DA
A Montco tow truck driver struck and killed a 72-year-old man, fleeing the scene and leaving the victim on the side of the road to die: DA.
A tow truck driver has been arrested after he allegedly hit a 72-year-old man with his truck and then fled the scene, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
Farran Haynes, 44, of Philadelphia, is charged with accidents involving death or personal injury, failure to stop and render aid, tampering with physical evidence, forgery, and other counts, the DA said.
The incident occurred on December 2 at about 6:40 p.m. on Righters Mill Road just west of Woodbine Avenue, according to authorities.
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Haynes allegedly hit 72-year-old Huiqing Jiang while he was driving his 2012 Dodge Ram 5500 flat bed tow truck, the DA said. Haynes did not stop to help Jiang but instead fled the scene, and later tried to cover up the damage the accident had done to the truck.
Police said that they investigated Haynes' paperwork and that he had also altered a Commercial Medical Certificate.
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A preliminary hearing is set for January 5.
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