WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Editor’s Note: The above video is from previous coverage of this story.
Funeral details were released for a Woodstock tow trucker who was hit and killed while on the job.
Frank Ingram was attempting to hook up a dump truck when he was killed by a passing car earlier this month on the shoulder of I-575. He was the owner of Ingram Towing and Impounding.
According to an online obituary, Ingram’s funeral service will be on Sunday, Nov. 5 at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Kennesaw starting at 2 p.m.
Before his funeral, two visitations are planned on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 3 p.m. to 10 and Sunday, Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
The obituary added that Ingram loved racing, playing pool and cornhole and the outdoors. He also loved movies and bowling.
“He was a funny outgoing person who helped many people throughout his career. Most of all, Frank loved his family and wanted to be with them as much as he could. Frank was a loving son, brother, father, and friend. He will be missed by all that knew him,” the online obituary said.
Ingram was the third operator to be hit and killed in metro Atlanta since March. His death also marks the 14th in the country.
Toby Bowden was hit and killed while cleaning up a crash on I-85 near Newnan back in March. The driver who hit Bowden was charged with DUI.
Just a few weeks later, Troy Simon was hit and killed while helping a stranded driver on the Connector in Midtown Atlanta.
A “Stand Up” event has been planned for Ingram on Saturday right before the first visitation, to advocate for truckers often hit and killed.
Truckers will meet up at the Cherokee County Fire Training Center in Holly Springs from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday and drive to the accident scene at Mile Marker 10. Truckers will then place a cross at the scene and observe a moment of silence for Ingram. They will all then attend the visitation.
The event will not only pay tribute to Ingram but also bring awareness to Georgia’s Move Over Law.
Georgia’s Move Over Law says motorists traveling in the lane adjacent to the shoulder must move over one lane when emergency and utility vehicles are stopped on the side of the highway and operating in an official capacity.
Vehicles included in the law include all first responders (law enforcement, fire, EMS), utility vehicles, DOT vehicles, HERO Units and wreckers tending to an accident. The law is meant to keep officers AND traffic violators safe from crashes with passing cars.
The Move Over Law was passed in the aftermath of growing numbers of police, emergency technicians and Department of Transportation workers being killed during routine traffic stops, crash responses and highway construction projects around the nation.
Currently, more than 30 states have Move Over Laws on the books, with fines that range as high as a thousand dollars or more in some jurisdictions. The Move Over fine in Georgia can be up to $500.
The online obituary stated that those who would like to pay their respects can do so here.
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