Friends and family said goodbye to Yonkers tow-truck operator Sal Brescia on Tuesday, after he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while assisting a motorist on I-95 in Harrison last week . A procession of dozens of tow trucks adorned with flowers and well-wishers took to the streets on Tuesday, as drivers from throughout the lower Hudson Valley came together in Mamaroneck to celebrate the life and mourn the death of the popular 32-year-old tow truck operator.

Friends and family said goodbye to Yonkers tow-truck operator Sal Brescia on Tuesday, after he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while assisting a motorist on I-95 in Harrison last week . A procession of dozens of tow trucks adorned with flowers and well-wishers took to the streets on Tuesday, as drivers from throughout the lower Hudson Valley came together in Mamaroneck to celebrate the life and mourn the death of the popular 32-year-old tow truck operator.

A tow-truck driver who died from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on I-95 in Harrison on Thursday morning as been identified as a Yonkers resident by state police. According to police, shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday, 32-year-old Salvator Brescia was tending to a disabled vehicle in the northbound lane on I-95 near exit 18B when he was struck by a motorist that proceeded to speed off.

A tow-truck driver who died from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on I-95 in Harrison on Thursday morning as been identified as a Yonkers resident by state police. According to police, shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday, he was tending to a disabled vehicle in the northbound lane on I-95 near exit 18B when he was struck by a motorist that proceeded to speed off.