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
A news alert this morning out of colombia. Where a passenger plane carrying 81 people. Has crashed. The plane was flying from brazil to medellin, colombia carrying a soccer team from southern brazil. The team that was scheduled to play in a regional tournament tomorrow. Only . Three survivors have been confirmed, but local Officials Say there . Could be more. The pilot reported an electrical failure right before going down. There was also poor visability in forecast. From dave. A tampa judge is expected to decide as soon as today. Whether to grant bond for trevor dooley. The 75yearold shot and killed another man. In the middle of a playground. Dooley shot and killed of james daughter. Dooley claimed he was defending himself. But he was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Back in april, an Appeals Court ruled there were errors made during his sentencing. So now, dooley is getting a . New trial. And his attorneys want the judge to grant bond. While dooley waits for that next court date. Pros
Evacuations in several towns including gatlinburg and pigeon forge. Those towns are full of tourists this time of year. There are also reports of flames burning at the edge of the dollywood theme park. The good news rain is in the forecast today. And could help put out the wildfires. dave partly sunny and breezy today, with no closed captioning is developing right now in tampa. Thieves target a gun store. Now, theyre on the run. And we dont know how many guns or ammunition are missing. Fox13s Shayla Reaves is live at Tampa Arms Company this thanks, shayla. We start with a news alert out of colombia this morning. A charter plane on its way to medellin has crashed. There were 81 people on board at the time including a brazilian soccer team. According to Colombian Police 5 people survived the crash. Everyone else died. Its not clear why the plane crashed. Santa cruz, bolivia to medellin where the team was set to play in the Copa Sudamericana final. The south American Soccer Federation has
The influences that happened here you now, through the mentors here, its just devastating to us. Reporter rivera saw the fire from his house. It took 35 firefighters over an hour to control the burn. At times, flames could be seen several feet in the air. When crews first arrived, they had heavy flames and smoke coming through the ceiling. Reporter the center was the help of this community, a safe haven for children to go, it was getting a muchneeded makeover. In march, Tampa Bay Lightning owner two and half Million Dollars was donated to renovate the center. It was the single largest gift ever made to the Boys Girls Club. In a statement, the Boys Girls Club ceo said this incident affects us all deeply. Not only as an organization, but as a community. Rivera is helpful something new this is more than just a building to the people here. This is our heartbeat. Reporter and some good news. The county tells us that this building was covered under insurance. Stacy . I understand help is alr
Matt pellman has traffic. Reporter yesterday was record heat. Satellite and radar showing the front in motion, the front is lingering in our region, thats why were starting off with a good amount of cloud cover. We were seeing a shower along the coast. Currently were seeing a shower in glassboro and one in cumberland county. Watching for spotty showers as the front pulls out. Behind it it will feel nicer. 63 in months creek, 61 in pottstown, 69 in center city. Temperatures are the same yesterday morning, a nice northeasterly breeze makes it feel good. 70 in woodbine and dover, delaware, thats where the front is lingering. The day ahead well see clouds to start us off. More and more sunshine as the day progresses. If youre in south jersey and delaware, it will take longer to see the sunshine as the front pulls off the coast. 10 00 a. M. , 67. Lunchtime, 74 degrees. 3 00 p. M. , 80 is the high, 5 00 p. M. , 78. Matt much of the afternoon is spend in the 70s. Reporter george, good morning