Tow truck driver shot and killed in aggressive traffic in Crestwood

According to police, a tow truck driver was killed in a road rage shooting in the southern suburb of Crestwood on Tuesday afternoon.

The driver of a tow truck and the driver of a Buick were near Cal-Sag Road and Cicero Avenue when they collided around 3 p.m., Crestwood police said.

Both drivers continued south on Cicero Avenue but stopped near 132nd Street, where the tow truck driver pulled out a gun and shot the person in the Buick. The driver of the Buick, who had a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon, pulled out a gun and returned fire, striking the tow truck driver.

The tow truck driver, a 35-year-old man, was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call police at (708) 371-4800.