A Coconut Creek truck driver was involved in a crash that killed a 45-year-old man at a Pompano Beach truck stop, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
BSO Traffic Homicide detectives said Keno-Jac Rowe, 39, of Coconut Creek, was driving a 2019 Peterbilt semi-truck with an enclosed trailer when the fatal crash happened on June 20 at the truck stop in the 1100 block of Northwest 31st Avenue.
A man identified by BSO as MD Mridha, 45, of Pompano Beach, died after being pinned between two trucks, authorities said.
According to BSO, Rowe’s Peterbilt had been parked along the driver’s side of a 2024 Kenworth semi-truck with an enclosed trailer. Rodney Battle, 56, of Grand Island, was inside the sleeper cab of the Kenworth at the time of the incident.
A preliminary investigation by BSO found that Mridha was standing on the step of the Kenworth when Rowe began pulling out of his parking space, authorities said. Detectives said Rowe was unaware Mridha was there as he attempted to maneuver the Peterbilt out of the space.
As Rowe pulled forward, the Peterbilt side-swiped the Kenworth, pinning Mridha between the Peterbilt’s trailer and the cab of the Kenworth, according to BSO.
Detectives said Rowe told investigators that Battle honked his horn, causing him to stop because he was unsure whether he had struck the Kenworth. Rowe then backed up slightly and got out of his truck to look, at which point he saw Mridha on the ground.
Mridha was taken to Broward Health North, where he was pronounced dead, according to BSO.
Investigators said excessive speed and impairment are not suspected to be factors in the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
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