Getting up,running around. Opening the door of the ambulance, jumping in the cab. He traveling only a few miles before he slams into a mercedes to kill the driver 77yearold alin hargrave. Our family lost a great grandfather. Mike reacted after seeing the man who killed his father plead guilty to the crime. This is a terrible loss for us. Taken too early. They witnessed an ambulance on the builtway and they stopped to help. The person jumped in the cab, assaulted both medics and pulled off. The dash cam showing him in the crash. Isaksen repeat offender facing up to 25 years behind bars. We belie hat serious time is warranted ithis case. Isaksen cant hurt anybody else. His ther was a retired High School Math teacher. He was full of life. That is the w he died. Full of life. He will be sentenced in january. In college park, brad bell, abc7 news. Maureen thank you. We have the unedited dash cam story available to you on wjla. Com. Leon a judge sentenced the former state Department Official
Local faith leaders speaking out against the antibacklash and how one man compares it to feelings after 9 11. And the danger to american pilots and how one of these affected an American Airlines flight. Good evening, everybody, im jim. Doreen has the night off. The fbi says its terrorism. The shooting in california, they were inspired by isis although not directly connected to them. The backlash. We begin with Chris Lawrence working the investigation for the latest. For the second night in a row the Community Came together to remember the 14 People Killed in san bernardino. They held a campus vigil at the university of California Riverside after a day filled with revelations about the woman behind the attack. For the first time we have a face to put to the name Tashfeen Malik and new details about her past. She was born in pakistan and lived in saudi arabia a long time before moving back to pakistan to go to pharmacy school. Malik met syed farook online and they got married in the holy
It went up and all you heard was another crash. And heard an explosion. Kevin flores lived in the hyattsville home with his wife and four children. Andrew blocker says he would hang out with him and drink beer. What he enjoyed doing was working. Working. Coming home to take care of his family. Yet, Maryland Court records show that the Police Arrested flores in 2011 for seconddegree arson and disinstruction of property. Then destruction of property. Then he was cited for drunk driving, driving on the wrong side of the road. Flores son. He didnt seem like that kind of guy. The lingering question. Was flores under the influence sunday night . There is a huge accident here. A car is on fire. There are so many people hurt. Kevin just hard to listen to. Tonight three teddy bears sit behind a telephone pole where the crash happened. Flores toxicology result could take days to process. If not weeks. Live in hyattsville, im kevin lewis, abc7 news. Maureen thank you, kevin. Our coverage of the d
Keen interest in drunk driver enforcement. His live was taken by a driver suspected to be under the influence. The state of maryland have some of 2 the weakest laws. Most drunk drivers get a slap on the risk rather than the hard penalties on the books. The captain recognized noah leottas desire to stop drunk drivers. He had an enforcement reading raring to go. Nightmare for me. When you find the special someone and they have a niche like he does, all you want to do is help them to become successful. Pennsylvania, virginia and West Virginia all have mandatory admission interlock laws for the firsttime d. U. I. Offender. State delegate ben kraemer tried unsuccessfully to get the measure passed. I question why the citizens of maryland dont deserve the same protection that our neighbors in virginia and in pennsylvania and West Virginia enjoy. They are in the final stages of planning the funeral that will likely be held next week. Maureen they are honoring leotta. They tweeted out a picture
The new starts now. From abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. From canada, at least three people are dead after a whale watching boat sank off vancouver island. 27 people were on board. Its not clear what caused the boat to sink. Also breaking tonight, in montgomery county, a 26yearold man is in the hospital after he was struck by a car in kensington. The victim and the driver knew each other and the police say the incident happened after an argument. The man was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries and the police are talking to the driver. Nba players and teams across the country are reacting to the death of former wizards coach Flip Saunders, who passed away today months after being diagnosed with cancer. Erin hawthorne joins us with a look at some of his accomplishments. A lot of people heartbroken. Erin the nba world has shown an outpouring of support, losing an alltime great coach. Just as they are about to start a new season, former wizards coach Flip Sau