Family grieves beloved Broward US Navy veteran with 7 kids, 9 siblings

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A household is grieving Douglass Freeman, a 49-year-old begetter of 7 who was the youngest of 9 siblings. He had served successful the U.S. Navy, was a motortruck driver, and worked arsenic a barber astatine Topcuttaz2.0.

According to the Hollywood Police Department, the clang that killed Freeman connected Mother’s Day remained nether probe Wednesday.

“He had conscionable taken his woman retired for Mother’s Day. Dropped her disconnected and was heading home,” said Sharon Grant, Freeman’s sister.

Grant said Freeman died close earlier helium was going to crook into his location successful Hollywood.

A witness’s video shows the speeding operator of a achromatic car weaving successful and retired of postulation earlier turning connected its broadside aft the clang astatine Sheridan Street and North 40 Avenue.

Freeman’s car burst into flames. Fire rescue unit took the operator of the achromatic car to the hospital. Police officers person not released the driver’s identity.

The origin of the clang remained nether probe connected Wednesday. Grant said the past clip she saw her member was during a household gathering.

“I indispensable person hugged him for similar 10 minutes, and they were like, ‘What are you doing?’ And, I was like, ‘I don’t cognize erstwhile I americium going to spot my member again,’ and past erstwhile the mishap came that was really the past time,” Grant said.

Freeman’s sister Ramona Harper described him arsenic a antheral with a bully consciousness of wit who enjoyed making others laugh.

“He made your day, anybody that helium came into interaction with,” Harper said. “He was loved by truthful many.”

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