Tow truck driver dies in agony after being dragged a mile when 'woman sped off as he tried to remove her illegally parked car'
Victim: Tow truck driver Allen Rose, a father-of-two
A tow truck driver was dragged over a mile to his death by a woman who allegedly sped off as he tried to remove her illegally parked car.
Father-of-two Allen Rose,35, suffered horrific injuries when his legs became snagged in a metal cable attached to the SUV.
Horrified eye witnesses were powerless to help as the Iraq war veteran could be heard screaming as his body scraped along the road ten feet behind the car in Colorado Springs.
Motorists flashed their lights and passers-by tried to flag down the driver, 32-year-old Detra Farries, but she ignored them, say police
Officers found a bloody trail and tattered clothing stretching along the road. Mr Rose died in hospital from multiple injuries and 'blunt force trauma.'
Police said Farries, did not stop after his body came loose. She was arrested hours later at her home on Friday night. Her car, a black GMC, was taken away for examination.
The mother-of-three is being held on a $50,000 bond at El Paso County jail facing manslaughter charges. She is due in court on tomorrow.
Battle for life: Medics treat Allen Rose at the scene in Colorado Springs, but he died later in hospital of multiple injuries
The tangled metal cable that Allen Rose got snagged in when the car he planned to tow away sped off
Towed: The SUV which dragged Allen Rose over a mile to his death is taken away for examination
Officials said Farries' car had been illegally parked for over a month and did not have any licence plates.
They claim Mr Rose, whose children are 12 and 13-years-old, was hooking the tow cable to the car when Farries jumped in and drove off.
Accused: SUV driver Detra Farries faces manslaughter charges
He ran J & J Towing with his business partner John Stellabotte. He claimed Farries allegedly swerved the car in an attempt to dislodge Mr Rose.
Stellabotte said: 'She shook her wheel from side to side to shake him off, and sped up. She definitely, in my eyes, was aware of what she was doing.
'I didn't just lose a partner, I lost my best friend.'
Friends of the victim have called for Farries, who is studying to be a social worker, to face a murder charge.
Her ex-husband Demetris Mills, is serving a four-year prison sentence for a hit-and- run in which a 51-year-old woman was killed in 2009.
The driver's identity was unknown for two months, and when police arrested Farries, they found his van locked in a garage with a new grille.
His wife gave evidence at his trial and said he had made a simple mistake. She later filed for divorce.
A man who says he is the cousin of the driver, Bruce Knight, told KKTV-TV Farries did not know she was dragging Rose behind her.
He said: 'She cries all the time about this, and she just didn't know the gentleman was being dragged behind her.'
Tribute: Flowers from friends and well-wishers at the scene. Police found a bloody trail along the road
Two truck colleagues led a convoy to support their colleague. A memorial will be held for Allen Rose next month
Her niece Malika Clarke said: 'She knows there is no amount of apologies that can bring him back, but she just really wants them (Rose's family) to know she is sincere and deeply apologetic about the entire thing.'
Flowers were laid at the scene by other truck drivers and friends of Mr Rose. A memorial service will be held next month and a fund has began for his family.
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