Tow truck driver ID’d after being hit on J.R. Allen Pkwy in Columbus

Published: Dec. 5, 2022 at 9:07 AM EST
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A tow truck driver died on Friday, while working, after being hit by a vehicle on J.R. Allen Parkway.
According to officials, the accident occurred near the Veterans Parkway exit on J.R. Allen Parkway. The tow truck driver was loading a Georgia State Patrol vehicle on the truck when he was struck and killed by a driver.
The victim has been identified as 41-year-old Jonathan Begley - who worked for Griffin and Griffin Towing.
The driver of the vehicle that struck Begley did remain on scene.
GSP’s Fatality Unit is investigating this crash.
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