The Free Press’s Helene St. James reports that a member of the Red Wings’ family has passed away:
The Detroit Red Wings are mourning the death of Dan Kerstetter, a Michigan State Police Officer who a decade ago spent three years working for the team.
Dan Kerstetter died Sunday after being struck by a car on the side of Interstate 75 Downriver on Friday, according to officials. A Motor Carrier Officer with the Metro North Post was stopped on the side of I-75 northbound near Dix in Lincoln Park conducting a traffic stop, when his patrol vehicle was struck at around 8:30 a.m., Michigan State Police Second District said in a post on X.
From 2012-15, Kerstetter worked as an assistant equipment for the Wings from 2012 to 2015.
“We’re all very sad and shaken by what has happened,” longtime Wings equipment manager Paul Boyer told the Free Press on Sunday. “We was a good friend to all of our staff. He was a personal friend of mine.
“We’ve very sad. We’re sad for his family. There’s no words that can say it. We’re all just shaken.”
Dan Kerstetter was one of the kindest, most likable people I knew in my time with the #RedWings. A former asst. equip. manager, Dan chased his dream to be a @MichStatePolice Trooper a few years ago. He lost his life today following Friday’s horrific I-75 crash. RIP, Danny. #NHL pic.twitter.com/rjB1ARDQ7K
— Bill Roose (@Bill_Roose) September 15, 2024
