A 40-year-old father of two from Surrey is being remembered by friends and co-workers following his tragic death in a two-vehicle accident on Deltaport Way early Wednesday morning.
Delta police have not released the man's name, but a GoFundMe page set up by friend and co-worker Johnny Levy has identified the man as Steve Mahli, a member of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union Local 502.
"Our brother and fellow 502 coworker tragically lost his life on the way home last night," wrote Levy on the page. "The loss to his two young children and his family is tremendously heartbreaking.
"We can all relate to the fears of a young family when losing someone vital to their well-being. Steve was a great dad, a good guy and an honest friend to so many of us. Let's give together to help take care of those loved ones he has had to leave behind."
As of yesterday morning, more than $36,000 had been raised on the page.
Around 2:40 a.m., DPD responded to a collision between a car and a semi-truck. According to police, initial indications are that the car, driven by Mahli, crossed into the westbound lane and hit the truck head-on.
Paramedics rushed the man to hospital, but he died of his injuries enroute.
The driver of the semi-truck, although not physically injured, was transported to hospital and treated for shock.
