A family is desperate for answers as they prepare to lay a beloved father to rest.
Truck driver Arsenio Mas was killed on the job Feb. 2 when his semi-truck collided with a trooper’s cruiser during a high-speed chase on Interstate 95 in St. Lucie County.
Mas’ son, Reineir Rodriguez, told WPTV in an exclusive interview that his father was a “great man” who provided for multiple generations and enjoyed gathering the family for barbecues.
Rodriguez said his father came to the United States from Cuba in search of a better life and worked as a truck driver for 25 years.
He’d been on the road for a week, Rodriguez said, when his truck collided with Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Zachary Fink’s cruiser.
WPTV“A good man died who was working for his family,” Rodriguez said in Spanish.
Fink was laid to rest Monday with full honors.
Mas’ funeral is on hold until his daughter can come to the U.S. from Cuba.