A Light in the Dark

AAA member Richard Farr of Torrington, Connecticut, tells a story of when AAA’s 24/7 roadside assistance proved invaluable.

AAA saved me in the dead of night in 2014.

I was working second shift for a manufacturer in West Hartford, Connecticut. I left work at 11:45 p.m. to begin my drive home, which was approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes daily, when 25 miles into it, I noticed my headlights were getting dimmer, and my dashboard lights had gone out completely. I reached a mini-mart in Farmington at about 12:30 a.m. I barely pulled into the lot when the car died completely, leaving me stranded there.

Fortunately, I am a AAA member, so I placed a call for assistance. Good thing I did, because the store was closing, and I had no idea what the address was. I got the information from the clerk so I could relay that to AAA just in time.

A AAA tow-truck showed up within three-quarters of an hour and towed my vehicle to a garage I used in Torrington and dropped me off at my house. The driver was excellent and a life saver.

You can’t ask for a better service organization. I would never give up my membership in AAA.”

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