Street sweeper breaks loose from tow truck, smashes cars and water line in Smyrna

A street sweeper broke loose from a tow truck in Smyrna, causing damage to cars and a water line on Nichols Drive.

Police report that the incident occurred when the tow truck driver failed to properly secure the street sweeper, leading to it rolling down a hill and crashing through a fence at an apartment complex.

“Who did this? Was this a hit and run? There’s a lot of other damage to a lot of other things in this parking lot,” Victoria Turnell, whose car was damaged in the incident, asked.

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Turnell was on her way to take care of her elderly father when she saw her car was damaged…

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