Victim of deadly Hollywood crash remembered as dedicated family man, barber

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – The unfortunate of a fiery clang that turned deadly successful Hollywood implicit the play is being remembered arsenic a family-oriented antheral who brought joyousness to those astir him.

Douglas Freeman was identified by his erstwhile boss, Mike Stevens, the proprietor of Topcuttaz2.0 Barbershop.

Stevens said Freeman stopped by the store conscionable past week to accidental hello.

“It’s conscionable unbelievable, it’s beauteous bittersweet for his kids, for his family,” Stevens said. “He was a family-oriented guy.”

Stevens besides told Local 10 News that Freeman was a barber known for his energy, laughter and dedication to his craft.

“A full batch of fun, a batch of laughs — you know, helium was a dedicated barber. He conscionable wanted amended for himself,” Stevens said.

New dash camera video appears to amusement a car weaving successful and retired of postulation soon earlier slamming into different car astatine the intersection of 40th Avenue and Sheridan Street connected Sunday.

Shortly after, a 2nd car crashed into a ceramic partition and erupted successful flames.

Hollywood constabulary said Freeman, the operator of the burning vehicle, died astatine the scene.

They said the different operator was hospitalized with injuries that were considered non life-threatening. He oregon she has not been identified.

Lily Pishik, who lives nearby, said she heard the interaction and rushed toward the crash.

“I heard the occurrence start. I was like, ‘Oh, different crash,’ and past I saw a immense fire,” she said. “There was a histrion determination — the histrion fell down aft the occurrence stopped."

Pishik called 911 and stayed astatine the country arsenic the flames spread.

Hollywood constabulary said they volition proceed to analyse the crash.

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