ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Emergency responders turn out Monday night to honor a Green Bay tow truck driver killed on the highway.
Jesse Hettman was helping remove a vehicle from I-41 near Oneida Street Friday when he was hit.
Last night flashing lights from hundreds of trucks lit up the site where Hettmann was hit.
“We realize he was a very helpful person but didn’t realize his magnitude,” said Hettmann’s brother, Matt.
Matt tells FOX 11 the family is overwhelmed by the community support.
“Jesse was the guy who absolutely loved his job he loved helping people he was just always helping.”
Friends like Michael Caulfield say Hettmann set the example for what it means to be a kind person.
“He did so many things and touched so many lives, if others can do the same, this place would be amazing.”
Becki Skulan organized the honor run, she hopes drivers can learn from the tragedy.
“We’ve been having a lot of issues out on the road with people moving over to service vehicles, broke down trucks and broke down cars and nobody’s moving over for them and because of it a lot of accidents are happening.”
Skulan tells FOX 11 although some trucking companies may be competitors, in the end, they’re also family.
“Truck driving is a brotherhood and it takes a lot of courage to get behind the wheel and it takes just as much courage to get out from behind the wheel.”
And because Hettmann did both, friends and family say he made his life count.
“They called him a superhero and he was,” said Caulfield.
Hettman is survived by a wife and two daughters.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to benefit Hettmann’s family.
