NYPD Tow Truck Driver Dies At The Wheel In BK During Storm: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — An NYPD tow truck driver died behind the wheel in Brooklyn when he was out driving during Monday's snow storm, police said.

Anthony Edgehill, 61, was driving his 2015 Ford NYPD tow truck on Flatbush Avenue in Marine Park when he suffered a "medical episode" and mounted the curb, police said. His truck went up onto the west side of Flatbush Avenue near Avenue R and slowly came to a stop against a tree.

Officers found Edgehill unconscious and unresponsive in the driver's seat just before 6 p.m., police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital Brooklyn and pronounced dead, police said.

Police said they are still investigating Edgehill's death. Police sources told the New York Post that Edgehill had a heart attack.