Truck driver J Sumner Fund

We are trying to raise money for the family of this hard working man who was driving truck in Santa Rosa during the fire cleanup.  Although we do not personally know this man, we, as fellow drivers, all feel for his family.  To have such a tragedy happen anytime is horrible.  To have it happen this close to the holidays makes this story even worse.  

Please help us with any amount that you can.  The primary contractor for the fire cleanup, Ashbritt, has agreed to match the donation amount we raise, dollar for dollar.  Lets come together as a community and as drivers to help alleviate some of the financial burdens left of his family and help them through this difficult time.

He is survived by his wife, Robin, 4 children and two grandchildren.

PETALUMA, Calif. (CBS) -- The wildfires that destroyed wine country in California have claimed the life of another victim -- this time, a clean-up worker. CBS San Francisco reports truck driver Ezekiel Jackson Sumner Jr. died over the weekend when he was struck by his own truck.

The 60-year-old was dropping off debris from the wildfires Friday afternoon when he wound up pinned underneath his truck at the Republic Services Landfill in Petaluma. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The truck had been backed up to attach to a trailer and the driver was found under the truck," California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Jon Sloat said.

A landfill employee noticed Sumner's truck idling in the middle of a large open area just before 6 p.m., Sloat said. The truck's tires were smoking, the vehicle was in gear and it had backed into its own trailer.

According to Sloat, the landfill employee put the truck in neutral and applied the parking brake. He later noticed Sumner was pinned underneath the vehicle's left rear tires.

Verification of this fund can be made by calling Pete at the Petaluma Republic Services landfill by calling (707) [phone redacted]

Thank you.