Same area, tampa road and u. S. 19, earlier crash from overnight that involved a semi. That has cleared. Now we have a new crash in this area reported, looks like some lanes are still blocked, might want to avoid that area if you can. You can try belcher instead. Checking out another crash eastbound i4 just before you get to macintosh, you can see it here not really seeing delays and westbound into tampa looking pretty good. 6 01. We will continue on weather and traffic conditions all morning to help keep you safe. People in Citrus County are paying especially close attention to the forecast. They could take the brunt of the storm in our area as ivan told you a little while ago. They are going to see heavy rain and also gusty winds throughout the day today and tomorrow. And because of that restaurants like the freezer tiki bar have generators on standby, its next to the Homosassa River. Several parks west of u. S. 19 will be also closed later this afternoon for everyones still have tim
Heavily. So this is going to continue to be a big problem through the morning and into the midday hour. Theres clearwater through st. Pete and some lightning embedded there as well. So not just all rain, we continue to see lightning throughout the morning hours. Look at this, this is not from yesterday. This is just this morning, 2 to 5 inches of rainfall fell in a very short amount of time and that is why we had the flooding issues. Widening out the shot you can see this blob of white, that is the depression, were well out good 400 to 500 miles away and were getting that plumb of tropical moisture that continues to move from south to north. Again a multiday rain event and tomorrow getting into the winds. Right now 35 miles an hour. Still the forecast from the National Hurricane center and the models 55 to 65 mileper hour winds. Track shifted a little further west and that is even better news for us that, means the coastal flooding were expecting for tomorrow 1 to 2 feet will be less s
He was just pulling over because he saw somebody stuck on the road. Reporter the motorists were tucked away safely inside his truck with an eastbound hit and run driver hit perez, glanced off the truck and kept going. He was just a fantastic person. Reporter hours later the car was recovered at the Crown Plaza Hotel in tampa at the foot of the bridge. It was towed away as evidence in the deadly crash. Traffic homicide investigators believe the driver is 35year old allison huffman. A worm with a riverview address and a really bad driving record. We did some digging, and found a history of four drunk driving arrests from 2002 to 2014. Troopers tell us after the crash she took a taxi to the hard rock casino. Roger perez went to the morgue. None of this seems fair to his a great worker, he was a stellar human being. Always polite, always courteous, he would come to work two hours early just to see if he could help out. Reporter well, as you said absolutely tragic, in the background, the br
Reporter roger perez was crossing the bridge and came across motorists in distress. He was just pulling over because he saw somebody stuck on the road. Reporter the two motorists were safely tucked away inside his truck, when an eastbound hit and run driver slammed into perez. He was a fantastic person. Reporter hours later the suspects car was covered at the Crown Plaza Hotel in tampa at the foot of the bridge. The driver is believed to be allison huffman. A woman with a really bad driving record. She had a history of four drunk driving arrests from 2002 to 2014. Police say after she dumped her car, she took a taxi to the hard rock casino, and tonight reporter im john rogers in sarasota, the florida Highway Patrol is seeing a large spike in hit and run crash, so theyre putting out a warning. As soon as you decide youre going to flee the scene, youve turned yourself into a criminal. Reporter the damage is long lasting. Just ask mark. He was hit by a driver on the interstate, and now he
Work week and boy, what a beautiful start we have out of our lakewood ranch. A few high clouds over you this morning and winds are light out of the north east and temperatures a little on the cool side at 47, but today well manage to get to the low 70degree mark. It is 48 in tampa. And winds there, too, are light as we look ahead, well have blue skies through most of the day. Filtered by a few, high, thin clouds streaming through. 72 is the forecast here in town. Some inland spots around polk county might actually get it into the mid70s. It looks as though as we head throughout work week, rain chances will be on the low side and for today, great weather, if youre a spring baseball fan. Nice to be out in the bleachers or those in sarasota with the beaches looking so alluring today. We have had a hard time dealing with the cold for our standards, right . It looks like well be setting ourselves up. Can track the weather at any time using the storm team 8 weather max app. It is free. Downl