Heartbreak and sorrow swelled inside a South Miami-Dade church, as loved ones of victims killed in a semi-truck crash near Fort Pierce gathered to say their final farewell.

Funeral services for two of the three people killed in the Aug. 12 crash on the Florida Turnpike were held at Princeton Church of the Nazarene on Saturday.

It was a heavy, emotional day for family and friends of 30-year-old Herby Dufresne and 37-year-old Faniola Joseph.

The victims’ families said they were guiding stars to them and were adored by everyone, describing them as two young family members who were taken too soon.

“Her daughter found strength in tenderness,” said a speaker during the service.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, all three victims were killed when commercial semi-truck driver Harjinder

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