They are looking for the person in charge of the dramatic “hit-and-run” that killed a security guard in Long Beach

The deceased is Derrick Smith, a man from 54 years of Los Angeles . Residents of the complex described him as a friendly man who was always smiling and that he had several jobs to support his family, as published

ABC 7 .

Long Beach detectives looking for hit-and-run driver who killed 54 – year-old security guard, a father who worked more than 1 job to support his family https://t.co/aUAZSSztwl

– ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ ABC7) June 06, 2015

“He was an incredible man,” according to a resident and published by the aforementioned chain. “I took the bus to work every day. He had more than one job. He was a father. He was a loving man who just didn’t deserve something so absurd, “he added.

” I beg the public, if you know something or know the man who did this, please please report him because this man lost his life “, asked the resident of the place.

The accident took place last Saturday shortly after three in the late. Police say pickup truck driver Chevrolet Tahoe of the year 2012 was speeding down San Gabriel Avenue when he lost control and collided against the guardhouse of the Cabrillo complex, in Century Villajes.

The booth was completely destroyed. And Smith was inside. The emergency services tried to revive him, but finally declared his death at the scene .

The driver of the truck fled the scene on foot and until the morning of this Monday it has not been located. Police seized the vehicle, but have not yet released the suspect’s identity.

At the scene of the fatal accident, they placed a small memorial with balloons and flowers in memory of Derrick Smith.

The Long Beach Police Department asks anyone with factual information to contact Detective Kelsey Myers or Detective Shawn Loughlin at the phone number (562) 570 – 7355.