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It sucks getting towed. Some of us beg and plead to have our car unhooked, a few of us threaten to take the driver to court if they don’t. We may even fantasize about responding with violence but we find a better outlet. Not this guy. When a Chevrolet Silverado owner saw his truck hooked to a tow rig in Brooklyn, he didn’t just fantasize—he took matters into his own hands.

The man stormed out from behind the vehicle, shouting and cursing at the tow truck operator. “Put that f—ing truck down now!” he yelled, in a video posted on TikTok. When the driver refused, the Silverado owner squared off and tried to fight the driver. When the tow truck driver backed away, the Silverado owner improvised. He hopped into the cab of the tow truck and drove off, his Silverado still swinging precariously on the back.

As onlookers filmed, chaos erupted. The Silverado smashed into parked cars on both sides of the street. At one point, the Chevy’s open driver’s door clipped a Toyota RAV4, sending sparks flying. The destruction peaked when the driver tried to take a turn through an intersection. His Silverado tumbled off the tow truck, rolled into the street, and crashed into more parked cars before finally smashing headlong into a city bus.

But the driver wasn’t done. He kept going, driving the tow truck a few more blocks before ditching it and fleeing on foot.

Why steal a tow truck instead of paying a parking ticket?

Police later identified the suspect as Russell Laiosa, a 55-year-old Long Island resident. Laiosa claimed he thought the tow truck driver was trying to steal his vehicle. His father backed up the story, telling the New York Post that Laiosa believed the truck was unmarked and that the driver “made threatening comments.”

Police didn’t buy it. Laiosa now faces a laundry list of charges, including robbery, reckless endangerment, and 11 counts of property damage.

Because Laiosa was blocking a building’s service entrance, bystanders assumed that’s why he was being towed. But it’s since emerged that the driver was a repossession man (thus his tow truck was unmarked) and Laiosa was late on car payments.

And that new Silverado? Not going anywhere soon.

The whole escapade was caught on video, both by bystanders and the tow truck’s onboard camera. The footage has since gone viral, showcasing Laiosa’s over-the-top reaction and the destruction it left behind.

If you haven’t seen the clip, check it out below. It’s a perfect example of what not to do when your truck gets towed:

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Henry Cesari

Henry Cesari is a MotorBiscuit Staff Writer who brings his deep interest in vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles to the site. Henry covers Ford models daily, including the F-150. Having restored his first classic car at just 16 years old, Henry has wrenched on everything from overland campers to Japanese motorcycles and even pre-war Bugattis. He’s an avid attendee at local car shows and genuinely enjoys connecting with fellow auto enthusiasts. Henry earned a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and English from the University of Vermont.

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