A tow truck driver fatally struck on Interstate 255 is being remembered for decades of service to his community.

Wade R. Bivins, 57, of East Carondelet died Wednesday (11/29) when he was hit by a passing vehicle while he was working to remove a broken-down vehicle at milepost 6 near Columbia in Monroe County, authorities said.

Bivins also served as a volunteer firefighter on the Prairie Du Pont Fire Department since 1984, served on the board of the Prairie Du Pont Water District and helped with emergency preparedness for any flooding in town.