Erick Tiegs, the Caledonia firefighter’s son who was struck in the Waukesha Christmas Parade, is back home and recovering.
Tiegs, 16, returned home last week after volunteer crews built a wheelchair ramp at the Tiegs’ house and the Caledonia Fire Department drove him home with a fire truck and sirens blaring. The Waukesha South High School junior was playing trombone with his marching band when Darrell Brooks drove his SUV through the parade, striking Erick, nearby instrumentalists and others at the parade. Six people died and more than 60 others were injured.
His father, Donald Tiegs, Caledonia firefighter, said he was at work during the parade. He described Nov. 21 as “just a typical day” on the job.
“You miss birthdays, you miss holidays because you’re at work,” Don said of firefighting.