‘Help me.’ Tow truck driver loses eye when he’s hit by flying metal, Utah family says
A 29-year-old tow truck driver has lost his right eye after being hit in the face by flying metal while driving home, his Utah family says.
The chunk of sheet metal crashed through his windshield in Layton at about 1 p.m. Thursday, April 20, the Utah Highway Patrol reported.
“One second, it’ll change your life, you know?” Tristen Schofield told KSTU about the accident involving his brother, Tyler Schofield. Tyler lost his right eye and has other serious injuries, but doctors are hopeful they can save his left eye.
Tristen told KUTV he was on the phone with his brother when the accident happened.
“It went silent for a minute. He was asking ‘help me, help me,’” Tristen told the station. “Then the phone disconnected.”
Tyler was able to steer the tow truck to the side of the road and stop without injuring anyone else, his brother told KSTU.
A cousin and Tyler’s employer, Dewaal & Sons, have posted GoFundMe accounts to raise money for his medical care and recovery.
Utah Highway Patrol investigators are trying to determine where the sheet metal came from, officers wrote. They ask anyone with information to call 801-451-4150.
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