Second truck fire on same Folsom block leaves local business owner reeling
Another vehicle was set on fire in one of Folsom’s commercial corridors this week — the second such incident to occur on the same block — and now a local truck driver is looking for a new way to support his family.
Jeremy Morrow started his own auto transport company, Morrow and Sons Logistics, last year. He was based in Woodland before relocating to Folsom to give his son a better future.
“(I came to Folsom) for my younger son’s schooling and to give him an opportunity for football,” he said. “He’s a good football player.”
Morrow and Sons picks up vehicles at a train station in Milpitas and transports them to their final destination, typically hauling Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles. Although he’s lived in Folsom only a short time, he said Folsom police have contacted him twice about fires involving his truck. The latest call came Sunday.
“Folsom PD called and asked (if I’m) the owner of Morrow and Sons,” Morrow said. “I’m like ‘Yeah,’ and he goes, ‘Oh, you might want to make your way here where you parked because someone set it on fire.’”
This incident happened behind a small strip mall at 1013 Riley St., near Kohl’s. The Folsom Police Department responded shortly before noon Sunday, according to daily activity logs, which state an unknown suspect reportedly punched out the passenger door lock and set fire to the vehicle.
Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the semi-truck remained parked behind the shopping center. Some of its windows were broken, and its interior showed fire damage.
This follows a June 15 incident where Folsom Cmdr. Andrew Bates previously said two suspects reportedly set a piece of cardboard placed under a vehicle on fire and damaged the vehicle. Bates said the suspects in that case remain unknown but could be juveniles.
“(The officer for that incident) said after he was done running his lap he was making a turn, and then he saw smoke coming from the bottom of the truck,” Morrow said.
Morrow said police told him that children were seen nearby before fleeing the area during the June 15 incident. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Folsom Police Department had not responded to The Bee’s inquiry.
Arson is generally a felony punishable by 16 months to nine years in state prison under California law. The sentence depends on the type of arson, such as whether it involves personal property or a structure.
As for Morrow, he is recovering from open-heart surgery he underwent in April and is looking for a new way to provide for his family.
“I’m the only owner and that’s my only truck,” he said. “That’s how I feed my family, and now I’m pretty much screwed.”
