Orange County tow company investigated for illegal towing

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An Orange County towing company is being investigated for unlawful towing.

In early December, the Florida Highway Patrol began an investigation into Ready for Action Collision after a rental vehicle which had been unlawfully solicited by the business was located and towed.

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While at the scene, troopers found multiple other vehicles that could have been unlawfully solicited.

Troopers discovered that Ready For Action Collision would arrive to crash scenes and unlawfully solicit business, misrepresent insurance companies, and tow vehicles under false pretenses.

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Orange County tow company investigated for illegal towing (Florida Highway Patrol)

According to a news release, the vehicles would then be taken to the collision center and kept there via threats of liens, extortion, and fraud by the business owner.

On Monday, troopers executed a search warrant and recovered a stolen vehicle and impounded the company’s primary tow truck.

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The business owner, William Gonzalez, turned himself into the Orange County Jail on Wednesday after an arrest warrant was issued on charges of grand theft, obtaining property by fraud, dealing in stolen property, extortion and unlawful solicitation of towing services at a crash scene.

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FHP wants the public to know that if they are at a crash scene and are solicited by a tow truck that they did not personally request please notify law enforcement.

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