Michigan: Oakland County casual day raises $7,000 for family of fallen Trooper Chad Wolf
Oakland County raises $7,000 for fallen State Trooper Chad Wolf. Executive L. Brooks Patterson delivers check to state police Sept. 30, 2015.Courtesy of Oakland County. Oakland County employees on Sept. 3 pooled donations totaling $7,000 for a Casual Day fundraiser benefiting Chad Wolf's family and delivered the funds this week.
Wolf, a married father of four, died Aug. 28 after being accidentally struck and pinned beneath a 72-year-old man's trailer. Wolf was patrolling on a motorcycle when the motorist switched lanes quickly because he almost missed an entrance ramp to Interstate 75 in Clarkston.
The driver, who was never charged with a crime, dragged Wolf several miles before pulling into at a rest area and finding the trooper, still alive, beneath his trailer.
"We normally reserve Special Casual Days for county employees who need assistance," Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said in a statement Wednesday. "But this was a special case of a state trooper who died patrolling Oakland County and leaves behind four young children. We just had to help."
Oakland County casual-day fundraisers typically raise up to $400, with the previous record high amount $2,500.
"On behalf of Erin Wolf and her children, the outpouring of support from the Oakland county employees is overwhelming," said State Police Commander Monica Yesh. "Their support is indicative of the kind of thoughtful messages and donations we have received from all over the United States this past month."
Oakland County employees pay a minimum of $1 for the privilege of wearing jeans or other casual clothing.
The Oakland County fundraiser is one of several created to help Wolf's wife and children.
Other efforts included a motorcycle ride and vigill; fill-the-boot effort at the Renaissance Festival in Groveland Township; a Go Fund Me account that raised more than $185,000; and a memorial fund.
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