Man charged after Chicago tow truck driver is killed in Wisconsin hit-and-run
Christopher Sponholz is charged with felony hit-and-run involving death in the crash that killed Hussain Farhat.
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Christopher Sponholz is charged with felony hit-and-run involving death in the crash that killed Hussain Farhat.
Christopher Sponholz, 39, of Waukesha, Wisconsin is charged with felony hit-and-run involving death in the hit-and-run that killed Hussain Farhat, 40, on Christmas Eve Tuesday,
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Bullets hit the tow truck, struck two victims inside, then landed near a sleeping woman.
Two men in a tow truck were shot in the middle of the night on the city's North Side. Neighbors ran for cover. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey went to the scene in the Villa neighborhood and learned the tow truck shouldn't have been on the road in the first place.
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