Authorities in polk county are searching for the driver in a deadly hitandrun crash. It happened just after midnight. A car veered off state road 60 in lake wales hitting a young woman in a polk county deputy. The woman was killed and a deputy remains in the hospital fox 13s kelly cowan has more. Was safe and she had wrecked her car in this ditch. Smashed, the windshield it landinged on its passenger side. She actually crawled out through the smashed wind scmeld came out into the median to flag somebody down for help. Reporter polk county Deputy Sheriff stopped to help. He immediately called for e. M. S. And the last transmission that he had was at 12 38. E. M. S. Had not anticipated thought they were arriving to assist that woman who was injured in the crash. Instead when they got here they found her, and the deputy in the grass severely injured it. Was quite obvious from the very beginning that they had been struck by a vehicle. Reporter detectives say a vehicle swerved around the de
They are dropping in from all over the world, paying to jump out of planes over the bay area. That is not the most surprising part of this competition. It is 4 00 time for the now tampa bay. First up, money stolen from hardworking parents and children who love baseball. A Little League president for the past three accused of betraying summary people who knew and trusted him. We are going to the Little League ball field what was john farrar up to . Reporter he originally pocketed money from the Little League concessions stand, he then took even more money transferring from the leagues account into his own, he confessed after the treasurer 12,900 from the league during the last six month, police dont know what led him to taking the money, but they say he was recently evicted from his home. Records show he filed for bankruptcy three times last in 2013. He appeared in court today facing up to five years in prison. The league has already appointed a new president. Brendaliss gonzalez, the n
At andre agassi prep school to express their opinions. About a possible takeover that could mean a lot of changes. 13 action news anchor. Christopher king is at the school right now. With more. On whats expected when the meeting starts. In a few minutes. Christopher. This is agassi prep. Board members will meet right behind those doors. And parents worry. Will their kids charter school. Be run more like a military academy . Doing things here at agassi prep. The board is consdiering a merger with new york based democracy prep. A school with a reputation. For high academic standards. And strict discipline. And that. Is what worries a lot of parents. They fear. The discipline. May be too strict. Like. No talking during lunch time. Longer class hours. And an extra day of school democracy prep says. There wont be any extra class days. But the time. In class. Each could be longer each. And. The other big question what will happen to all the current teachers at agassi questions answered when
Poll shows rubio 7 points ahead of his opponent. Congressman patrick murphy. Most polls are showing rubio ahead the entire race. But another poll from survey monkey shows murphy is ahead with rubio trailing by one point. With record early voting numbers among hispanics the question is which candidate will it favor. I dont think anyone understands the issue there is the Hispanic Community better than i do. Ive lived in the community. These are not political issues they are the thing will spend his afternoon this st. Petersburg with Vice President joe biden and his wife jill. Before the clinton get out the vote Jimmy Buffett concert. Murphy reminding voters of rubio lackluster attendance. There are still 270,000 republicans who requested a mail balance lot that have not yet returned it. Reporter sent for reminding a Campaign Event also in miami this evening. In tampa Candace Mccowan news channel 78. Campaign signs continue to disappear just days before the election. With one woman says s
Shore up your i voted sticker to show off your i voted sticker. With a lot to get to but we begin with a story here at 4 00. The young woman from haiti who came to tampa bay for a better life but her journey instead ended in tragedy. Back it was 18yearold mariah good who was murdered when someone shot at a car he was in. Ryan smith fan of this girl wa found out this girl was it the fight for her life right before her murder. Reporter a teenager who battled a potential deadly disease every day so her life come to an end with the pull of a trigger. Lupus came but through her strength and community support, her family raised 30,000 for a when the Manatee County deputies say someone fired multiple dots total shots into her car shots into her car in bradenton. Detectives interviewed the man in the car with goode but have not made an arrest. I was telling the judgment that is my baby you killed in a she is in heaven. She is okay. I am praying for your song. Shooting. Them remembers telling m