TAYLOR MILL, Ky. — A 65-year-old man was struck and killed by a tow truck Saturday morning along I-275 in Northern Kentucky, the Kenton County Police Department said.
Police said the Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team was dispatched by the Taylor Mill Police Department to a pedestrian struck on the eastbound lanes of I-275 in Taylor Mill around 9:15 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived, the team determined it was not a pedestrian crash but a work-related incident involving a tow truck.
Randall "Randy" Kuntsman, 65, was loading a vehicle from an earlier crash onto a tow truck when the tow truck began to roll downhill, hitting and killing Kuntsman. Police said no suspicious circumstances or other vehicles were involved in the incident.
Police said the investigation into the tow truck incident remains ongoing pending the findings of all external and internal reports.
The crash led to the eastbound lanes of I-275 near the 78.8 mile marker being shut down for a couple of hours while authorities investigated.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to email Det. Sgt. Andrew Kenner at investigations@kentoncounty.org.
