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Fundraiser Being Held For Area Tow Truck Operator Hurt In Crash

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Elizabeth Fisher
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Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

A fundraiser for an area tow truck operator who was badly hurt in a Philadelphia crash is being held this month.

A fundraiser for Magnum Bower will be held at 6:30 p.m. August 17 at Rafters Venue, 101 Friends Lane in Newtown. On the date of the event, a Benefit Ride will form at 3:30 p.m. at Rob’s Collision and Automotive, 2700 Veterans Highway (Route 413), in Bristol Township, and wend its way to Rafters Venue. The ride is free and all bikers, truck drivers, car collectors/clubs, police, EMS, and anyone else who has wheels, and would like to join this free ride to support Magnum –  and call attention to the Slow Down, Move Over Law – is welcome to participate.

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Tickets to the benefit are $35 per person and are available via Venmo to @MagnumStrength no later than Tuesday, August 6. Or Stop by Morrisville Night Out on Tuesday, 6-9 p.m. at Williamson Park at 147 North Delmorr Avenue.

Bower, 28, a heavy-duty tow truck operator, was critically injured May 7 after being struck by a stake body truck, according to Philadelphia police.

Bower spent 10 days in Jefferson Health Hospital in Torresdale, and is currently undergoing therapy  at Moss Rehabilitation in Elkins Park.

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Elizabeth Fisher

Elizabeth Fisher

Elizabeth Fisher served as a reporter with the Bucks County Courier Times from 1977 to 2008. She covered various beats, including Crime, Government, Religion, Business, and Feature stories. Elizabeth was sent to Rome in 1988 to cover the beatification of Mother (now Saint) Katharine Drexel by Pope John Paul II. She was also sent to Rome to cover the Drexel canonization in 2000. From 2008 to 2018, she freelanced for the Bucks County Courier Times. In addition, she contributed to Bristol Pilot.