The family of a tow-truck driver who was killed by a tractor- trailer driver in a hit-and-run accident near St. Louis last year recently reached a $4.87 million settlement with the truck driver and his employers.

On April 30, 2007, Aaron Helfrich, working for Betty's Bumper to Bumper, was loading an abandoned van onto his rig on southbound Interstate 270 near Manchester Road. As he was entering his vehicle, Helfrich, of Festus, was struck by Christopher Cottrell, who was driving a trailer with oversized equipment that extended beyond the sides of trailer.

Helfrich's injuries were extreme, and he died instantaneously.

After the accident, Cottrell, 40, of Fenton, did not stop. He was later ...

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