1/28/13 - A Livingston County man was killed on Friday after authorities say he suffered a heart attack while driving a tow truck. The Oakland County Sheriffâs Office reports that 48-year-old Kent Barlow of Hartland Township was driving a tow truck in Commerce Township just before 4pm Friday when he struck two trees and died. Witnesses say they saw his 2002 International Tow Wrecker southbound on Commerce Road near Woodcreek Court, when he drifted across the centerline and then back to the right before going off the roadway. A passerby stopped and performed CPR until an EMS unit arrived and took Barlow to Huron Valley Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Deputies say Barlow was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, which remains under investigation. However, the Oakland County Medical Examiner identified a preliminary cause of death as a heart attack. Funeral arrangements for Barlow are pending, but are being handled by Phillips Funeral Home in South Lyon. (JK)
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