Tow truck drivers from across the region gathered to honor one of their own on Saturday Oct. 9. William Tony Padilla was killed in a hit and run accident on Sept. 24. His friends, family and peers gathered for a memorial service in his honor following a truck procession across I-90.
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Dozens of tow trucks from companies all over the region came to the Eastlake Park and Ride in Bellevue to honor the life William Padilla.
Padilla was killed by a hit and run driver while responding to a call on Sept. 24.
A growing truck procession went from Bellevue to Seattle across I-90 to a memorial service in Seattle attended by a large contingent of tow truck drivers, owners, friends and family.
Padilla's obituary was read in a brief memorial ceremony.
His ashes will be carried back to Arizona by his brother David and where he will be laid to rest next to dad on his birth date in February.
Tony's name will be placed in the National Towing Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee on the "Wall of the Fallen" honoring those who have lost their lives in service.
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