Coastal Pride Towing says it's suffered at least $300,000 in storage fees losses due to the historic flood in January.SAN DIEGO — A southeast San Diego tow truck company says it’s on the hook for roughly $300k in damages from the
The owner shared video recorded by Mike Barka, the owner’s brother, during the historic storm on Jan. 22. He said people were screaming for help. The owners never picked the cars up since they were damaged, Barka said. This normally would mean the cars would be able to be sold at auction. But the damage doesn't make for a compelling buy. They have to go to a junk yard now. The owner says he’s waiting to hear from the city before junking the cars which has left him with nearly no room to store additional impounded cars.Barka calculated the loss in storage fees alone to be more than $300,000.