Lantern this morning. A jackolantern. Orange you glad we both wore this color today . We are seeing max defender 8 scanning the skies this morning. You are going to be just fine no matter what time you go out this halloween. This bright red color here, thats dry air all the way up through the atmosphere. So no rain expected for and zephyrhills, youre in 59. Boar toe, youre warmer at 66. Halloween forecast still above average. 86 degrees. A few passing clouds. At 4 38 in weather and traffic on the 8s, i have the eightday temperature trend and we trend cooler. And leslee has some issues on the roadways. Yeah, out in the pasco county area, lets look at the maps, folks and you can see what im talking about. Here. We did have some lanes blocked. Looks like everything is off to the shoulder now. And lets go to the ground. And you can see that crunched up vehicle. And everything is off to the side. So down the embankment a little bit, and this is northbound, old lakeland highway right at to t
Lantern. One of those thin, tall ones you see at the patch. Let me tell you about someone who is really gourd gous. Orange you glad i wore this color today . Max defender 8 not finding any rainfall. And i dont expect any today either. 66 in plant city. 64 in wimauma. 66 in bartow. Above average this halloween with a high of 86. In weather and traffic on the 8s, i have the eightday temperature trend for you. And we trend cooler. I will tell you when. One problem cleared in pasco county. The interstates look good but here in polk county, we have southbound 27 was taking up lanes and we had a delay here at Florence Villa road on 27 but looks like its off to the right shoulder now. Thats great news. And lets move over here, we have lanes blocked, state road 64 at taylor road through myakka city area. Take state road 62 instead. And heres a live look at the Sunshine Skyway bridge. Gorgeous drive across all of the bay area bridges right now. Thats a ok on the campaign trail, controversy swir
Morning state road 64 is still closed through myakka city, happening at taylor road, 64 closed in both directions. This is a rural road not a large cars travel but if you do you want to head north and states and take state road 62. I will you know as soon as it opens back up. As for the interstates throughout the bay, pretty good shape. 175 at the levers summit expressway up to speed. One minute after 6, a polk serious injuries and hitand run that killed a young mother he stopped to help. The search is on for the driver responsible. Rodney dunigan live, were Deputy Adam Pennell is is said to have surgery later this week. We were told it will come later, unfortunately loved ones of the mother planning a funeral this morning. She always made us happy. She gave us close, a roof over our head. Loved ones of jessica enchautegui are hopeful an arrest will be made soon. The search is on for the hit andrun driver who hit the mother and injured Deputy Adam Pennell on state road 60 near like wel
Right now. Reporter were told that deputy had pretty serious injuries. Hes set to have surgery late they are week. Meanwhile loved ones of the woman killed are trying to deal with this devastating loss. It is hard for my mind to think that it actually happened so i didnt get time to process. The 11yearold son of jess at that ca still trying to cope with her death. Honestly i still cry and stuff a lot about it. Deputy jessica who crashed into a tree on state road 60 near lake wells. Investigators say as the go waited in the median a car crashed into them and kept going. The deputy was seriously hurt. Jessica was killed. Her sons say she was a special person. She was awesome. She was the life of the party. Her family, now in process of planning a funeral, hopeful that driver is caught soon. Because he needs to pay for what he did to our mother who was a hard worker and didnt deserve for this to happen. Investigators dont have in leads to go on this morning, theyre looking for a vehicle w
Allen. jen and im jennifer epstein. Happy halloween a first look at your . Frightening forecast. A developing story this morning in polk county. Where the Sheriffs Office is . Still looking for the driver who . Killed a woman and sent a deputy to the hospital. That deputy was actually on the side of the road trying to . Help the woman. When they . Both got hit. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves joins us now from lakeland, and shayla. The florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver. Accused of starting a crash. Involving . Four nearby hotel. But as fox 13s evan lambert show us. Theres a key piece of evidence . From that hotel. That could get this guy behind bars. Crushed metal, deployed airbags and broken glass left behind after troopers say a hit and run driver caused this 4car Chain Reaction crash. It happened sunday morning at us 19 and roosevelt boulevard near clearwater. Carl thornton, victim1 21i heard a bang like large bang and then felt an impact and the car just started turning and tu