Loved ones are in shock after a pickup truck crashed into a Fort Worth apartment on Tuesday, killing a man inside.

Fort Worth police said they responded to apartments at 4633 Sycamore School Road just before 6:30 p.m. and found that a red pickup truck had veered off the road and onto an apartment complex property. Officials said the vehicle slammed into a first-floor apartment, hitting a resident inside.

The resident was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead en route, Fort Worth police said in a statement.

Authorities have not yet confirmed the victim’s identity, but the family told NBC 5 it was 39-year-old Raidel Alvarez.

Donna Phillips said she wasn’t home at the time of the crash, but neighbors called her, knowing that she and Alvarez were friends.

“I drove up on the scene and it was really horrific. Just horrific,” Phillips said. “I had a really hard time sleeping knowing that his life was cut short. And in such a horrific way.”

She believes Alvarez was sleeping in his bed at the time of the crash.

“He slept during the day because he worked nights,” Phillips said.

Police said the driver of the pickup stayed on the scene and was given a Standardized Field Sobriety Test, but investigators say there were no signs of impairment.

Raidel Alvarez. (Photo courtesy Alvarez family)

Phillips knew Alvarez as ‘Ray,’ and said he had come from Cuba on a work visa a couple years ago.

“Just happy about his new journey, being here,” she said.

She said he had become like a son to her, even bringing her cake on her birthday and singing to her.

“Always helpful and nice and kind, you know, giving me gifts to help keep me up,” Phillips said.

She said he was one-of-a-kind, and “a really good guy.”

“He was the most energetic, positive, human being I think I’ve met in some years. Just upbeat. He had that kind of energy and positivity,” Phillips said. “Just, full of life.”

Fort Worth police spokesperson Daniel Segura said their Traffic Investigation Unit has taken over the case to figure out more details.

“The speed of the vehicle, what caused that vehicle to lose control and hit the building,” Segura explained. “So, they have other ways and other tools to help us with that investigation.”

Alvarez’s sister has started a crowdfunding campaign for funeral expenses and says she’s the only family that lives nearby.