spice overdoses. the timing especially concerning for presidents. a devastating crash leaves three young men dead and one in the hospital. >> it happened near university park way in sarasota. police are saying this is one of the most horrific crashes they have ever seen. we are live at the crash site. >> reporter: this is one of the worst crashes as you just mentioned, that police say they have ever seen. you can see the deep tire tracks that lead up to the tree there with the marks on it there's glass at the bottom and three men are dead. only one person made it out alive. thomas bentley turned 21 today and will spend his birthday in a hospital room.

this was a double 21st birthday celebration gone wrong. this group of 21-year olds were leaving a party and crashed on their way home. it happened after 3:00 a.m. as they were heading down university park way way too fast and lost control. they hit several trees tearing the car in half. >> there's a lot of unanswered questions. >> reporter: police say westerly mc hurley was driving and had just turned 21. his family was too much in shock. he loved musics can the drums were his life. dean, another talented musician was also killed. people on social media showing an outpouring of support. there's support for the survivor thomas bentley. he posted today about his

they should be remembered the good people that they were. i'm so thankful to be here today but they will never be forgotten. 0. >> reporter: police say they don't know yet exactly if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash but they are running toxicology tests to find out. they will be interviewing the survivor to fand out more about -- -- find. now, the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action news weather. >> you noticed the wind earlier today and the cooler temperatures as you stepped out the door. temperatures are coming back down from the highs in the low

across tampa are in the low 60s. the winds relaxing but still breezy, between 10-15 miles per hour and gusts in the low 20 miles per hour range. the wind speeds continue to come down throughout the evening and give us more kofrment comfort. we're down to 50 degrees. low temperatures could be as low citrus and hernando counties. so as long as you protect your pets and plants we should make it through the last blast of cool air through the season. i'll show how we are going to warm up with sunshine ahead. new video tonight showing a close call between a tampa driver. you can see from the dash cam

swerve out of the way to avoid crashing. the officer was heading home from his shift early sunday along i-275. the wrong way driver was arrested for dui on bush boulevard. we'll hear from her and why she says she's innocent. a hillsborough county deputy that was killed by a wrong way driver is being laid to rest this week. investigators saying tonight the 30-year old intentionally drove into the wrong way car to save another driver. services were held for him last week. a formal funeral service is set for wednesday. our continuing coverage on to cuba. it's the first time a sitting

in 88 years. he had a face to face meeting with fidel castro and he told a reporter the nation has no political prisoners and if it did, those prisoners would be released by the end of the night. this has caused a fire storm online. human rights organization saying his statement is not true. for years now groups like amnesty and the unite nations human condition have condemned cuba and say there's a widespread oppression against human activists. the tampa bay rays getting ready for their big game tomorrow. >> reporter: we're in the stadium at the rays game playing the cuban team.

to go and we have the rays in the batting cage and they are getting in practice. the natives wanted to come out here and watch an american team at bat. admission is completely free to the game. i want you to see this gentlemen here. this is nine-year old diego from cuba. he was in the stands watching the rays practice. >> hopefully we bring some awareness of what's going on here and hopefully the people from cuba enjoy and appreciate why we're here and going forward hopefully having some things go.

is scheduled for 1:35. in havana, laura harris. adam levine was at the ultra music festival this weekend. he was rushed to the hospital but did not make it. more than 160,000 people were at the ultra concert series over three days. still to come, take a look at this cell phone video showing a woman giving cpr all while children were playing on that very same block. plus this. >> absolutely it bothers me. >> a beloved piece of art work violated and it's not the first time the reason some say this is an assault on their bay area neighborhood. a world war ii veteran joins the sheriff's deputies ranks and what people try to say when

right now police in pinellas county putting out warning about spice. >> 28 suspected overdoses and deaths especially here in unity park have taken place. the problem is expanding all the way to clearwater. >> two people have been arrested for using the synthetic marijuana. >> abc action news reporter cara mater joins us now. >> reporter: authorities saying this is so bad they're calling this spice use an epidemic and they are doing everything they

quinn taylor knows he's lucky to be alive. a friend introduces him to spice and he calls it the worst experience of his life. >> to be honest, i almost died here at vinny's as soon as i did, i knew i didn't need to be smoking this anymore. >> reporter: drug dealers are targeting the homeless. these are three near lifeless people high here in unity park. 30 medical calls in the past few days for spice overdoses. >> it's called the one hit and quit on the streets. >> reporter: these officers doing everything they can to get people to stop using spice. >> they are getting the word out. >> reporter: officers are handing out brochures and the chance for drug rehab.

treatment they can do a 30 day program free of charge. >> reporter: they hope this will save lives and prevent the drugs from getting into hands of teens onpring break. >> it's bad enough. it could get worse. i just pray it doesn't. >> reporter: sadly, deputies here in pinellas county say this is not the only deadly drug they're dealing with. they just wrapped up a press conference a minute ago talking about a pill that has killed 9 people. it's laced with xanex. you're looking at the after math of a crime scene on sunday. a woman seen giving a man cpr but unfortunately able to save him. it started as a dispute between two men.

fire while children were outside playing just down the street. >> it's really scary to see my children outside. >> reporter: police did take the suspected shooter into custody and they haven't said what charges he could face. an iconic sculpture in lakeland vandalized. one sculpture found tipped over this weekend. the homeowner posted photos on his facebook page. why police won't look for a suspect. >> the swan is lakeland. >> reporter: the swans are graceful. but what happened to a swan sculpture is ruffling feathers. >> it's happened several times in the last two or three days. >> reporter: this sculpture

city painted in different ways was toppled. michael mcguire discovered it on his sunday walk near south kentucky avenue. >> every town has some identity and symbolism but the swans in lakeland are the dekren dants of a pair given by the queen of england to the city. >> reporter: the vandals also hit the street sign and barricade. >> i was upset. maybe a prank seems funny and foolish but it turned out to be something that damaged property. >> reporter: the damage is under 500 dollars so mcguire is asking neighbors to keep an eye out. >> this home and the neighborhood and the lake and the city itself is my home. it's where i live and we all live and we should take care of it and protect it. >> i hope people stop doing that. this is a beautiful town to live in.

carson chambers, abc action news. a new deputy at a florida sheriff's office. vet. he was named an honorary deputy. he wanted to honor him for his defense but the port saint lucy snow bird is modest and had this to say when a reporter asked if he considered himself a hero. >> no, i don't. the boys that gave their life, they're the heroes. >> i would disagree. you're a hero as well. at 107 years of age, he still

it's chilly outside. >> it is. it's surprising. it's a little bit of a jolt. thought we were over with winter. >> yes, this is overnight and it's going to be chiliier. we're going to keep the boots and turtle neck around. it's beautiful out there if you're just sitting inside nice and warm and cozy. it's beautiful to look at downtown tampa. a few clouds out there and check out the temperatures right now we topped out today around 64 degrees in tampa and you can see the temperatures now are coming down just a little bit. tampa at 63 and brandon at 65 and plant city at 65. hernando county and into inland

advisory. bring the pets and plants in. again, i think some of the temperatures will be mainly in the upper 30s and slight chance around there and also to the north and inland citrus county you can see upper 30s. 65 in inverness and floirl city at 64. we have been talking about winds today and it's the winds that have been making it feel so much cooler out there, especially with wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour. right now the sustained winds are 10-17 miles per hour in tampa now. all of them coming from the north to north west and that's where the cooler, dry air is coming in so the humidity levels have come down a bit. with all that wind that's much more noticeable than any relief from the humidity. take a look at the live radar now scanning the skies not picking up any rain. we have had brilliant sunshine all day long.

i don't think we are getting rain. probably just bad da tay coming in. you can see how clear we are. if we had clouds overnight it would keep us more mild. but barely a cloud in site. the clouds are the white and gray tones on the east coast of florida but nothing through tomorrow morning from the cloud cover. so the temperatures is falling with the northerlily flow bringing in cooler, drier air. no rain for now. but talk about a chilly night ahead. most of the temperatures will be in the 40s. this is our next front and it approaches on friday. and it just sits on top of us for days. it lingers through sunday until another front starts to approach and tries to push it out of our area early next week. so our rain chances start to go up as we head into the late part

at least for tonight though on the dry side, 47 degrees and northerly winds down to 5-10 miles per hour. kids are out and school and you want to hang out in the backyard, we will be up to 72 for the high. temperatures on average will be in the upper 50s to start the day and upper 70s to end the day. up to 72 for tomorrow. on thursday up to 80. this is the rain chances going up but not a wash out. easter sunday we will have rain chances off and on and lots of complete wash out. still ahead, a man tries to buy a bmw with his government assistance card and fails. but it's what he did next that landed him in trouble and all over social media. plus, new help for migraine sufferers. the new technology making a huge

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deputies on the scene of a suspicious death in pasco county. detectives believe it may be a homeless person who went missing. stay with abc action news for updates. hot on the web tonight, a florida man desperate to get a brand new bmw when his welfare card happens to be denied. surprise, surprise. deputies say he decided to steal the car and grabbed more than 60 sets of keys from a martin dealership and took off with a $60,000 ride.

because he didn't have any money for gas. detectives gave him a ride to jail and charged him with grand theft auto. the sheriff's office posting photos on social media and so many commenting on this story. if you want to share it with your friends, head to our facebook page and type in wfts news. cutting edge technology may offer a solution for allergies. the first is an application through the nose. patients see pain levels go from ten to one. is tekd option is a head band device that stimulates nerves. the relief can last months for a

i'm going to fight it. 100% i'm going to fight it. the woman accused of nearly crashing into a tampa police officer is demanding an apology. straight ahead the reason she

in pinellas county authorities trying to stop a spice epidemic. authorities are targeting the homeless. already 30 medical calls for spice overdoses in the past few days. officers are handing out brochures and offering rehab paid for by the city.

crash in sarasota is recovering. the high speed crash claimed the lives of his two friends. he said he's thankful to be alive. a woman accused of driving the wrong way on the interstate nearly hitting a tampa police officer head on says the police have the wrong driver. glass. >> and i'm sere ree na fizon. >> reporter: this is where she was pulled over and arrested but tonight tampa police and this woman have two different