FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities have released several 911 calls recorded moments after a Fort Lauderdale firefighter was struck while changing a tire Mnday along Interstate 95.

Among the callers is the driver who struck Lt. Kevin Johns. Lorenza Simmons is heard crying and hysterical as she pleads with dispatchers to send help immediately.

"He's breathing," Simmons told the 911 dispatcher.

She then turned her attention to Johns, who was lying on the grass.

"Can you hear me, sir? Sir, can you hear me?" she said. "He's breathing, but I need somebody here. Please hurry."

Following several questions, Simmons explained how she was trying to avoid another car when she slammed into Johns.

"The man in front of me just, like, slowed down, like, out of nowhere, and I went to swerve out of the road," Simmons said. "And I went to miss his car because I saw his car and he must have been on the side of the car."

Johns was on his way to work when he stopped to fix the flat on the shoulder of the southbound lanes near Yamato Road in Boca Raton.

Since his death, many in and around the firefighter community have honored the 29-year firefighter, who most recently worked at Fort Lauderdale Fire Station 13, in various ways, including writing out his initials with fire hoses and holding memorials.

The crash remains under investigation as authorities are looking into whether or not the driver was distracted on the road.

No charges have been filed.

Johns' funeral is scheduled for Tuesday. It will be a full firefighter funeral service. The public is invited to attend.

The funeral will be held at The Sanctuary church at 1400 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale at 10 a.m.

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