Police identified the tow truck driver as 30-year-old Kevon Johnson who is now charged with assault.
A parking dispute at a Brooklyn gas station turned deadly when a man tried to stop his car from getting towed, police said.They say he pulled a punch that would claim the life of 61-year-old Carlyle Thomas.Surveillance video
Thomas opened the driver's side door and just moments later, turned around and saw the tow truck driver who would punch him so hard, that police say he fell and hit his head on the concrete pavement.Thomas lived just next door. Family members say he had an arrangement with the owner of the gas station, allowing him to park there for just $10 if he couldn't find parking.
"He said, 'I was mad with him, so I called the tow truck.' So you're mad with him and he loses his life?" Gooden said.,
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