Community rallies behind Macomb County teacher hit while helping stranded driver

(WXYZ) — A Macomb County teacher is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a truck while trying to help a stranded driver in St. Clair County.

Around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jesse Siress, a welding and manufacturing teacher at Sterling Heights Stevenson High School, was driving with his family when they spotted a man pushing a stalled vehicle alone on County Line Road near 26 Mile Road. They pulled over and Siress got out of his car to help. As he crossed the road to the other car, an oncoming truck hit him.

Watch Brett Kast’s video report below:

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