The family of an electrician injured on a construction site on I-75 in Troy has taken to GoFundMe for support.

The man was identified as Daniel Clark, 42, of Westland. His ex-wife, Julie Clark of Southgate, told the Free Press he had just gotten back to work after getting laid off this winter.

He'd been back to work for just three days, she said, when a longtime friend and co-worker didn't realize where he was standing on Wednesday morning and backed into him with a truck.

"His buddy ... didn't realize that he ran him over, so he drug him for about five feet," she said. "And then when the buddy realized, he called 911."

Sgt. Meghan Lehman of the Troy Police Department said officers responded to the scene on Long Lake at the I-75 overpass about 9:33 a.m.

Clark was transported to an area hospital.

"He underwent two emergency surgeries to try to stabilize the bleeding, and then they had to give him some blood, and then he went into ICU, not realizing that there was still internal bleeding," Julie Clark said.

"So today will be another surgery to try to stop the internal bleeding."

She said his pelvic area was injured, his ribs broken, both of his lungs collapsed, and his right lung was punctured.

"He's on a ventilator, he's on a feeding tube, his vitals are somewhat stable, but when he's moved, they fluctuate," she said. Following recovery, her ex-husband may need some aid to help him walk.

Julie Clark said the funds raised by the GoFundMe will go toward supporting Clark's children as bills stack up.

She and Clark have a 5-year-old son Nicholas, and Daniel is the primary provider for his two other children, 17-year-old Peter Clark and 14-year-old Alli Clark. Their mother passed away about six years ago after battling leukemia.

"Basically, Dad's been super dad — and not only their mom, their dad, but their best friend, too," she said.

She added that the family is not yet sure when Clark may be able to leave the hospital or if he can return to work, so the GoFundMe dollars will help care for the kids.

The family is taking things "hour-by-hour."

"We're just really all together and we're trying to figure out a game plan, because there wasn't a game plan," she said. "It's hard with kids involved. ... They don't know how to feel and what to do."

She said Clark is "the greatest dad ever" and described him as always willing to help.

"If there's somebody in need that doesn't have electricity, or if there's an older person that doesn't have the money to pay, he will do it for free. He would take his shirt off his back and give it to someone," she said.

"Everybody's just completely devastated that something like this would happen to such a good person."

Go to the GoFundMe page at: https://www.gofundme.com/daniel-clark-jr-we-care.

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