A 41-year-old man who was doing a good deed by taking gas to a stranded motorist was hit and killed by a car in Lauderhill late Wednesday night, officials said.
After multiple reports about 11 p.m. Wednesday about a pedestrian hit by a car, Lauderhill police found a man with severe injuries in the road in the 2600 block of North State Road 7 near Northwest 26th Street.
Erick Veilleux had been returning from a gas station with gas for the motorist when he was hit by a white Honda that was going south on North State Road 7, police said.
Veilleux had parked his car in a northbound lane of North State Road 7. The impact of the crash sent Veilleux across the median and into his own car.
Veilleux was taken to Broward Health North where he was pronounced dead.
The Honda driver stayed at the scene. Police said early reports suggest speed might be a factor in the crash.
Anyone with information is urged to call Lauderhill police at 954-497-4700, or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).
