Kentucky tow operator Troy Caldwell, 54, was struck and killed by a semi-truck on Interstate 64 in Bath County, Kentucky in September 2024 while loading a vehicle onto a rollback, with the semi driver, 29-year-old Shodmon Yuldashev of Brooklyn, arrested and police saying they believe a tablet on his dashboard was actively playing YouTube videos at the time of the crash, according to WSAZ. The case became national shorthand for distracted-driver fatalities involving operators on shoulders.
Operator takeaway
Tablet-mounted entertainment in commercial vehicle cabs is now a documented killer. Push your insurance broker on whether your customer-facing materials should call out the practice.