This reminds me of my own college experience where I had accidentally parked in a beach lot late one night without seeing the no parking sign, and 15-20 mins af

This reminds me of my own college experience where I had accidentally parked in a beach lot late one night without seeing the no parking sign, and 15-20 mins after checking out the surf we got a phone call from our friend who had been passed out in the back of the car. She was hysterical after waking up and discovering the car was on the bed of a tow truck barreling down the highway. I can't recall exactly how the tow truck driver was alerted of the girl in the back seat, but they brought it back and released it. So yeah, humans in/on vehicle getting towed prevents them from towing.