Riverside Superior Judge Carol Greene tentatively ruled for a demurrer Jan. 20 that would clear the California Highway Patrol of a negligence lawsuit brought by a tow truck driver harmed in 2019 by a man stopped by the CHP in Moreno Valley.
CHP officers called tow truck driver Wilson Randall to tow a car whose driver they had stopped Aug. 12, 2019. The officers showed Randall their vehicle report, which reflected that there were no firearms in the car, Randall claimed in his first amended complaint. The officers also allowed the driver, Aaron Luther, to remove belongings from the car.
After entering the car, Randall noticed a firearm on the front seat,
