Cellphone video shows off-duty deputy confront tow truck driver
An off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy was caught on cellphone video yelling at a tow truck driver and flashing her badge as he was trying to tow away her pickup, which had been blocking a sidewalk.
WESH 2 News has obtained the cellphone video and still photos of the confrontation from Universal Towing and Recovery, which says the incident happened inside the Starlight Ranch Retirement Community off Pershing Avenue on Tuesday night.
Watch the video: Deputy confronts tow truck driver
In the video, Deputy Tracy Weiss, who was in plain clothes, is heard screaming at the tow truck driver, “You’re illegally stealing my truck! I am a cop! You’re going to (expletive) jail for stealing my car!”
The tow truck driver claims the manager of the homeowner association had asked him to tow Weiss' truck because it was parked in a driveway but illegally blocking a sidewalk often used by people in wheelchairs.
The tow driver says as he was attempting to drive out, Weiss came down the street in another car, driving the wrong way and blocked him in. That’s when she jumped out and confronted him.
The sheriff’s office said Weiss has been an Orange County deputy for 11 years and that they are investigating the incident.
The tow truck driver said several deputies responded to the scene and after a few hours of investigating, Weiss ended up paying him the $125 fee to get her truck back.
