Tow Truck Driver Hurt in Crash During Storm

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A man is in the hospital after being hurt in a crash on I-295 South, Friday.

According to the owner of Dee-Way Towing, Douglas Dixon, the man drove his tow truck into the back of a tractor trailer just North of the I-95 South exit.

Dixon says the driver called him just minutes before the crash telling him the strong afternoon thunderstorm was making it difficult to see. Dixon says the driver told him that he would drive slowly to avoid an accident.

Dixon says he received a call at 5:25 p.m. telling him that the driver had been in an accident and was taken to a local hospital.

Florida Highway Patrol has not released any information, however Dixon says the driver suffered only a broken leg.

There's no word on the condition of the driver of the tractor trailer.

Neither person's identity has been released.

One of two cars hitched to the tow truck received minor damage.

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