Pedestrian fatally struck on I-70 [Video]

BRIDGETON– A stretch of eastbound Interstate 70 in Bridgeton is back open Tuesday morning after being completely closed overnight after a woman was struck and killed on the highway.

The incident occurred shortly before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning on I-70 east in Bridgeton, near the McKelvey Road overpass not far from I-270. The victim, Robin Helm, 36, was pronounced dead on the scene.

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70 eastbound was completely shut down for a little more than two hours overnight after Helm was hit and killed. The ramps from 270 onto 70 east were also closed.

The incident involved a large commercial vehicle, likely a tow truck, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. According to the authorities, a 33-year-old man from St. Peters was operating the vehicle, and it had damage. The man did stop and remained on the scene after the …