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Tow truck driver charged in theft from victim




ATTLEBORO - A tow truck driver called to a double fatal accident on Interstate 95 last month was arrested and fired from his job for allegedly stealing the wallet of one of the victims and using his credit cards.

Ronald S. Forget, 30, of 70 Ashton St. in Pawtucket, was held in Rhode Island prison Wednesday, facing charges in Providence District Court of fraudulent use of credit cards.

He is accused of using two credits cards belonging to Michael G. Doble, 36, of North Attleboro, who was killed July 21 when his pick up was struck in a multi-vehicle crash about 2:45 a.m. on I-95 just before the Interstate 295 interchange.

Forget was being held at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston, R.I., according to a woman who identified herself as his wife, but who would not give her name.

"My condolences go out to the family. I already told the police that if there was any way to make it up to them. I feel so horrible. It's so horrible," the woman said in a telephone interview. Forget was working for Sterry Street Towing of Pawtucket and South Attleboro, but was immediately fired from his job, according to police and the towing company.

"We just have a zero tolerance for that kind of thing or anything else out of the ordinary," said a manager at Sterry Street Towing who identified himself as Fred, but did not want to give his last name.

Forget was arrested by Pawtucket police five days after the fatal accident, allegedly for using one credit card to pay off a $475 T-Mobile cell phone bill, Pawtucket police Maj. John Whiting said.

The other was used by Forget to buy gas and pay for a car wash at the Mobil gas station on Newport Avenue in South Attleboro, Whiting said.

"He then stated he destroyed the cards," Whiting said a police report indicates.

Doble, the father of two children, was killed when his pickup truck rolled over in the collision, state police said.

He was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The chain-reaction crash started when a car driven by Isaac D. Souza, 21, of Leominster, crashed into a car parked in the breakdown lane.

Souza's car then ricocheted back onto the highway, and collided with the other vehicles, including Doble's pickup.

Souza was pronounced dead. Several others who were injured were taken to area hospitals. State police say two other vehicles that might have been involved in the accident left the scene, and police were seeking the public's help in finding them.

 


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You're kidding right? wrote on Aug 2, 2007 11:23 PM:

" Having a car towed is already expensive, due to the cost of operating the truck, insurance on the truck and the property cars are impounded within, paying the employees, etc,etc. You must not know much about this kind of business if you think licensing and bonding will help stop a thief. This kind of occurrence is not the norm. It is a sick, and unusual occurrence, but that doesn't mean that everyone (or even many people) in the towing business would ever even think of such a thing. Sterry Street did the right thing by firing the suspect. They could not have prevented this situation unless this was not a first offense. Individuals are responsible for their own actions. End of story. "

Sick of criminals wrote on Aug 2, 2007 6:03 PM:

" I've been to the Sterry car lot before, and the owner seemed like a very decent, upstanding guy. It's not his fault that the guy he hired and trusted turns out to be scum. BUT - it does point out that maybe tow truck drivers and other people who are trusted with the public's belongings need to be licensed and bonded, losing their license/ability to work in trades if they're ever convicted of a crime. "

unknown wrote on Aug 2, 2007 5:35 PM:

" It really has nothing to do with sterry street and they should not be named or talked about there were unaware he was a thief and they did what they can they fired him as soon as they found out so nothing is going to come from all these articles besides a lot of aggravation so really it is sad but whats done is done it is what it is and there is no need to keep talking about the tow companey talk about the person who did it !!!! "

Realist wrote on Aug 2, 2007 4:31 PM:

" To PR, I'm sure some 800 number ambulance chaser will convince the family to sue for additional mental anguish. "

TJM wrote on Aug 2, 2007 4:27 PM:

" I think the point was simply that if the family did need to be compensated for the lost money, the company would he held responsible. I cetainly do not blame the employers. Either way, who cares, like you said that dirtbag is in jail now. "

PR wrote on Aug 2, 2007 3:46 PM:

" People always have to blame someone else, it's really sad. And it's sad what happened. The family didn't deserve that and the person is now in jail and facing punishment. Certainly that is enough without getting into lawsuits and going up the chain. "

PR wrote on Aug 2, 2007 3:45 PM:

" Right, and they fired the person. Not much more can be done about it. "

TJM wrote on Aug 2, 2007 3:25 PM:

" I agree that there is nothing to compensate, the credit card won't get charged, however, this took place while the suspect was on the job, so Sterry Street would certainly be held responsible. Right or wrong, they are responsible for the actions of their employees. "

PR wrote on Aug 2, 2007 2:06 PM:

" What's there to compensate? The credit card will obviously not get charged due to fraud, and I'm sure he must have given the wallet back I would hope. It's not Sterry Street's fault, they can't forsee what a person may or may not do. Whatever happened to personal responsibility? Good grief! "

pj wrote on Aug 2, 2007 1:36 PM:

" I hope Sterry Street Towing and/or their bonding firm takes the high road and compensates the victims family for their losses. After all, they hired the idiot,and he was working on their behalf. "

TJM wrote on Aug 2, 2007 11:39 AM:

" LOL - sounds like he'll soon be a divorsed convicted felon. What a dirt bag. Idiot, you have to wonder what is wrong with these people, paying your cell phone bill, c'mon. "

LOL!!! wrote on Aug 2, 2007 11:30 AM:

" Ron Forget...not exactly a rocket scientist, what were you thinking?? Oh right you weren't...again...!! Now add to his resume: unemployed thief, soon to be convicted felon. Way to go Ronny!!!! "

Sad wrote on Aug 2, 2007 10:27 AM:

" It's truly sad. "

How stupid? wrote on Aug 2, 2007 10:14 AM:

" To use a stolen credit card to pay a bill that could be traced directly to you? This guy was begging to go to jail. "

Disgusted wrote on Aug 2, 2007 9:52 AM:

" I can't believe someone would be so low to steal credit cards from the wallet of an accident victim, know that he passed away and use the cards days later. What a huge scumbag! I hope he gets some serious discipline for that. Kudos to the tow company for taking action right away. "

Realist wrote on Aug 2, 2007 8:26 AM:

" The best and worst are in the SC today. These ghoul (worst) and LTC Birch (the best) "


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