Impaired when he hit him. It was supposed to be dannys last day on work. He was helping out when another tow truck driver had died on Howard Franklin in february. Danny was sad about that. He said nobody will move over for you and he said i get farther over so i way. I feel sorry for the family that is left behind. I want to find the family and hug them all because after what ive been through, what they are going through is tw was hit back in may while working a car crash on Howard Franklin. His severe injuries kept him out of work for two months. Now back on the road, he prays that jarred that drivers will take heed. We are out there to do everything for you and everybody else. It could be your loved one who needs help. He worked for the Public Works Department for just over 10 years. This weekend, saturday at 11 am, his family plans to have a memorial for him. What else do we know about perez, the man accused of hitting damning hand . Danny hand . Reporter last we checked, his bond w
Good evening. A man accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver over the weekend went before a judge this morning. Troopers say leando chorale is perez leondro Corrales Perez hit randy hand when he was helping someone on the side of the road. Family says thanksgiving was supposed to be his left last shift. He loved the tow truck and he was a big old teddy bear. He would give you the shirt off his back. He never went without a smile. The mi a memorial this saturday at 11 am. Perezs bond was set at 100,000. This marks the third time this year a tow truck driver has been hit by a suspected drunk driver while working on the side of the road. And now the sister of one of those victims is on a mission to stop the deaths. Candace mccowan spoke with her we are having some technical difficulties but we do have information about a deadly motorcycle crash in pasco county. The victim has been identified as robert cartwright. We of a local band called the Bearded Brothers band. The crash happ
Leigh. How is it looking. Mild. It doesnt feel like we are closing in on december. Temperatures about 10 degrees above average. Middle to low 60s in a lot of locations. 66 in clearwater and st. Pete and down in bradenton thanks to the southeast wind. It turns more southerly heading into the afternoon hours. It gets muggy this afternoon. We dont have to worry about the sprinkles we saw around later in the week. The forecast High Temperature, 83. Its better than half a dozen degrees above average nor this time of year, a few degrees shy of the record. Max defender 8 is quiet after a few sprinkles yesterday. A cold front on thursday. That will be the best rain chance through the rest of the workweek. We will talk about that coming up. First we check in on the live look at i75 in the new tampa area. Looking fine. We have an accident to tell you about in eastern Hillsborough County. Mulberry area state road 60 at county line road. Florida Highway Patrol is on scene. All lanes are clear. No
He uses a walker although he walked very quickly to a bondsmans car without answering any questions. Trevor dooley was convicted of the 2010 shooting death of david james, but later won an appeal based on erroneous jury instructions. Judge thomas barber signed the order, granting him bond while the appeals process plays out. But with conditions like staying away from the victims family. We were sort of expecting this. Reporter david james widow is not surprised and she is definitely not happy. I talked with her shortly she had a strong message. I hope that you enjoy the holidays. I know your birthday is coming up i believe in december. Christmas, new years, easter, all the rest. Just remember, we never got to continue any of that with dj because you took him from us. Reporter she is worried for her daughter, who was eight years old when she saw her father shot to death. Trevor dooley claimed stand i try not to let this rule my life. I try to move on. I tried to make a very happy enviro
Watching video from earlier this morning, corey. Those flames intense, going through the roofs and the windows and the doors. They were like that when firefighters got here. Absolutely. It was very intense flame s through the roof. Crews reported from blocks away they could see fire and smoke. When they got on scene they took a defensive attack since there was nobody inside. Reporter corey, this Recreation Center was under construc we dont know what equipment was in there but probably lumber, electrical equipment, that stuff certainly fuels a fire. Absolutely. Thats something that our commad units will look at. It was obvious it was being renovated. They will take that into account and the flammable things that could be inside. Reporter corey, thank you so much for your time. Best of luck to you men out there still working to make sure they get out of the hot spots out so the start the real work, find out exactly what happened here. A huge loss again to the community this Recreation Ce