Details released on how Nick’s Bar and Grill’s worker died after his scooter was struck

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – While the staff at Nick’s Bar and Grill in Hollywood mourns the death of a team member who worked with them for the past year, Broward Sheriff’s Office released details on how the 55-year-old man died.

Stephen Lemus was more than just a colleague at the popular restaurant, he was family, his co-workers said.

“Every time he came in, he would have his phone on and his headphones just listening to his country music,” Chef Stephen Beatrice said. “He was just a loveable guy.”

According to Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide unit, at approximately 3:47 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, the victim was stopped at a red light on a 2013 Yongfu Scooter headed westbound at the intersection of West Hallandale Beach Boulevard and South State Road 7 in West Park. At the same time, Stephon Bradley and a passenger were traveling westbound in a 2013 Jaguar XJ sedan.

Investigators say that as Bradley approached the intersection, he “failed to slow or stop and collided with the rear of the victim’s scooter.”

Lemus, who worked as a dishwasher, left the restaurant just before 4 a.m. on his scooter, but never made it home, staff at the restaurant told Local 10 News.

“He was a great guy and he’s going to be missed and we love him,” Beatrice said.


About the Authors:

In January 2017, Hatzel Vela became the first local television journalist in the country to move to Cuba and cover the island from the inside. During his time living and working in Cuba, he covered some of the most significant stories in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba.