Thankerfthankfully the wrong way driver and the officer are okay. Reporter thats right, deiah. Atthis morning. That wrongway driver is expected to be okay as well. Now investigators are left to figure out exactly what happened at this intersection. We were here at the intersection of east kennedy and hyde park avenue not long after the crash. The damage clear, the officer involved doing better after being rushed to tampa general injured. Air bags on both vehicles did deploy. Investigators telling us the officer was traveling eastbound on kennedy heading into downtown when the wrongway driver entered his path of travel northbound from the South Hyde Park avenue. Thats when the two vehicles collided. South hyde park avenue is clearly marked as a oneway street. This morning investigators still trying to determine why that driver was coming down the wrong way. At this point they have not told us if alcohol was a factor in this crash. Possibly help out in this case, the cameras right here a
The woods. Reporter a 17yearold girl in these woods crying for help from a perfect stranger. She said can you help me . Reporter michael was outside of his home across the street. He thought it was a joke at first and then he saw the child inside of this brush and yelled for his mother to call 911. She had a stab wound on her sh it was unimaginable. Reporter according to the sheriffs office, all of this was done at the hands of these two adults. Chris pieters and melissa peters. Their home is 1 mile away from the words woods. I cannot imagine an environment where you would start a child. I cant imagine an environment where you would eat a child and arm or use them for a punching bag. But that is what we saw. They refused to let the teacher to the bathroom teenager use the bathroom. If she had not escaped she certainly would have died. She would not have been alive much longer has she not fled. This girl before. That was clifton french reporting. With some issues and we will hopefully g
Behind at least three others. He could strike again. Joining us live in clear water where cameras captured him in the act. Reporter this appears to be his first target yesterday around 3 20 in the morning. He walked in with a tight hooded shirt around his around 2 00 this morning. This time he wore a red hooded sweatshirt doing a good job of concealing his face and same deal, not showing a gun but implying he had one and demanding money. This shows the suspect in a blue hoody going through the same motions he took off in a 2003 or 04 nissan. Theyre confirming that the robbery is connected to the same suspects and we have four robberies connected to the same guy. Thank you. We have some new information this morning about the deadly bus crash in tennessee. Just two hours ago, with i learned more about the five Young Children killed they were in fourth grade, one was in fifth grade and the other was a kindergartener. Six students care. 24yearold Johnathon Walker is now in jail. The scene
He had a list of the names of 20 other neighbors who did the same. It made sense to me and i thought i was helping them out. Reporter neighbors i sharing this online. The charity said they will never come to your door or call you asking for donations and if anybody tries ask these questions. Are you a paid solicitor and wait for the response. What percentage of your dollar is going to the program . Reporter . 87 goes directly to families. She was trying to help the Ronald Mcdonald house in the man who approached her at the same time. I was just trying to help somebody. It felt awkward all of the sudden he left and i felt scammed. Like i should know better. Reporter the local Ronald Mcdonald house says they they actually have an online wish list for the 2000 families they help. We will have a link to that on www. Abcactionnews. Com. Reporting in tampa, i am ashley, abc action news. We are getting our first look at a robbery in action in st. Petersburg. This guy reaches across the counte
Shirt, take off your shirt. Expect a florida man is accused of crossing the line after the election. He allegedly got physical with another man at a gas station. Why did politics fueled the violence. At 9 00, we are looking at record travel today with 50 million americans expected to hit the roads this thanksgiving holiday. That is the most thanksgiving travelers in almost a decade. We check in with gas station. What is the best time to hit the road this morning . Reporter i tell you, if you havent left, you should do so in the next couple of hours. Do what these folks are doing, fill up and hit the road. Google said the best time to leave is this morning and the worst is waiting until after 2 00. After 2 00, you deal with a lot traffic and the likelihood of accidents. Gas prices are the best. This lady, you found the best place . 1. 85. 0. 10, down to 1. 75, that looks like 0. 35 cheaper than if you filled up in tampa. Remember that as you hit the road. I want to show you video of gri