ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque father and marine veteran was killed by a hit-and-run driver while he was working underneath his car. Now evidence points to a different woman behind the wheel than police originally thought.
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Scott Toole, 34 was killed in October of 2022. At his memorial service at Hope Covenant Church in Minnesota, his family and friends remembered him saying, “Scott really did make a big difference in this world. From being an EMT, to being a marine serving our country, and being a nurse. And that was his ultimate goal in life was to make a difference and he truly did.”
Toole was working on a Ford Expedition held up by jacks in a neighborhood near Avenida Cesar Chavez and Yale. A PT Cruiser plowed into his SUV, knocking it off the supports and killing him.