April 14, 2014

Eduardo Hernandez - a Good Samaritan killed in Miami, Florida

Eduardo Hernandez, age 45, died on April 13, 2014, on a street in Miami, Florida.

Shortly after 3:00 a.m., two young women, Anapaula Saldana and Caroline Agreda, both 17 years old, were involved in a collision with an SUV at a city intersection. They collided with Josefa Quinones, age 68. 

Eduardo Hernandez;  Anapaula Saldana;  Caroline Agreda
It is not known at this time if alcohol, drugs or speeding were factors in this crash.

The two girls got out of their vehicle and were standing somewhere near the scene of the collision. Eduardo Hernandez, age 45, was driving by and stopped to help out.

Anapaula, Caroline and Eduardo were all struck and killed by another vehicle driven by Christopher Masferrer, age 30.

It is not known at this time if alcohol, drugs or speeding were factors in this second crash.

The families and friends of all three crash victims are devastated by their tragic and senseless deaths.

Anapaula and Caroline are described as sweet girls, bright, cheerful and just starting out in life. They will be forever mourned.

The family of Eduardo Hernandez describe him as a loving father and husband and a
Angels of God, pray for Eduardo, for Anapaula and for
Caroline
man with a giving heart. He was always willing to help anybody. A week or so before his death he had stopped to help a man who had crashed his car into a tree. Stopping to help those in distress is just something that Eduardo would do.

Eduardo's father and Eduardo's 8 year old son were in the vehicle with him when he stopped to help the girls.  A father witnessed his son's death and a son witnessed his father's death, thereby compounding the tragedy.

Eduardo had been an employee of the City of Coral Gables since 1994. He was the Maintenance Collections Supervisor in the Parking department.

Eduardo is survived by many loving friends and family members including but not limited to his father; his wife, Fatima; and his three children.

Pray for all who die by misadventure. They are with us one moment and gone the next.

Pray for all who die while coming to the aid of strangers. They are the Good Samaritans. They are the true heroes of this world.

Pray that Eduardo is in heaven. Pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.

Pray that Anapaula and Caroline are in heaven. Pray that they are at peace and are with God. Amen.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

May God bless his family and provide them with the fortitude that they will need to carry on.
May Mr. Hernandez rest in peace. He gave up his life to save strangers.