Illinois Crash Report: Driver fatally strikes tow truck driver near Columbia 

Crash Report – I-255

Columbia, IL 

 

Report ID: 2023 November 29

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Tow Truck driver (pedestrian)

Traffic 2: Car 

Traffic 3: Disabled Vehicle 

Occupants: 2-3

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Other

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): I-255

Narrative

NEAR COLUMBIA, IL – A tow truck driver, a 57-year-old man, died after getting hit by a car while responding to a disabled vehicle along the I-255 shoulder near Columbia Wednesday. This crash happened on the southbound lanes around 10:15 a.m. The tow truck driver, who was identified as Wade Bivins, an East Carondelet resident, succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene. The driver who struck Bivins remained at the scene. There have been no mentions of pending charges. 

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