Driver Killed After Car Crashes Into Pompano Beach Gas Station

Car careens into gas station, driver ejected and killed at scene

A driver was killed when his out of control car slammed into a Pompano Beach gas station early Thursday.

The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. at the Exxon station at 329 North Federal Highway.

Police said the Ford Mustang was speeding southbound on Federal Highway when it crossed an intersection, went through some bushes, hit a gas pump and careened into the station's food mart.

The driver, identified by police as 26-year-old Julius Marcel Sterling Haywood, was ejected from the vehicle and killed at the scene. The Mustang was left in a crumpled heap with parts scattered throughout the Exxon parking lot.

The station was closed at the time and no one else was hurt.

The crash didn't cause a fire, but at least one witness said he heard what sounded like an explosion.

"I saw the vehicle speeding down the street and then right after that, I heard the bang," Ruddy Germain said. "It sounded like some kind of explosion...the guy hit the gas station pretty hard. It was very loud."

The station's owner, Poonam Wadha, said she was shocked when she was let in to see the damage.

"Unbelievable...I've never seen in my life anything like this," she said.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash.

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