plume. >> i didn't see him, and then suddenly i saw his shoes. >> police identified the driver as allison hoffman. a tip led police to hoffman in saint pete where they arrested her. for those who knew and loved roger perez come up they are frustrated she was able to drive at all after three previous dui arrests. >> there are people that do wrong in their lives, and they have more lives than a cat, but then you have the person that does good and suddenly their life is gone, and a heartbeat. >> while the family is devastated, his sister hopes will happen is a wake-up call for allison hoffman. >> i know that we all make she has caused. not just for us, the ones that lost him, for her own family as well. >> she only reconnected with her brother recently when she moved back here and said he was a kind and humble man. now she's trying to cherish the memories and make it simple request to everyone on the roads. >> we are living things, not just something you hit and pass byand hoops. slow down. been held in the pinellas bond. she could end up going to digitally face additional charges there. meanwhile,

>> it is it is still not clear if allison hoffman was driving drunk. the 36-year-old now admits she was behind the wheel when tow truck operator, was struck and killed. the question for state lawmakers from coworkers and relatives, why was hoffman, with three previous dui arrests even on the road ? >> >> you guys are the ones that allowed him to die because with her record she should of been put away a long time ago. >> we put the issue to state representative sponsoring house bill 555 that would mandate interlock devices be installed on the vehicles of even first time dui offenders. >> wise it we do not have laws that have sharper teeth ? >> by the filing of this bill i'm suggesting we should. >> he calls the bill and move in the right direction. eventually he eventually he would like to see tougher laws

allison hoffman admitted to investigators that she was happened. she is currently being held on $750,000 bond in hillsborough county jail for charges of hitting -- for charges of accident. candace? thank you very much. >>> we're following breaking news right now. there are 36 people who believed to have died in a coal mine in russia. a methane gas leak triggered explosions. among them are five rescue workers. the first two killed four miners and struck 26 others. 110 miners were underground and 80 are rescued. >>> the yankees, the phillies and the tigers, the pirates and the blue jays call tampa bay home during the spring. today is opening game for the philadelphia phillies who have been calling clear water home. game. the phillies are playing the spartans at 1:05:00 p.m.. then the first official spring training game is tuesday afternoon against the blue jays. spring training leaves millions of dollars in our local economy. you can find a team by team look at the american league east on >>> this morning, we're learning that denver broncos quarterba

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this ride will also be bringing awareness to the move over law and the importance. 36-year-old allison hoffman of investigators that she was behind the wheel of the car that struck and killed roger. she was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death and she is currently being hel$750,000 bond in a hillsborough county jail. this will certainly be an emotional morning for the family of roger. i'm told many of the family members will participate in this ride and when i arrived here at lou's total car care this morning, i did see a small memorial on the door. a black ribbon saying remembering the life of roger posted here. he is obviously in the thoiths and prayers of many -- thoughts and prayers of many here in the family bray. >> you know the move over law was so important to many of the tow truck drivers who advocated for it. this is obviously near and dear to them. mary mcguire. live in town 'n' country. thank you. >>> yankees, the phillies, tigers and blue jays all call today is the opening for the phillies who call clear water home. today is a ceremonial game. they're play

allison hoffman is facing charges for hitting and killing perez. >>> edward byers jr. is expected to be the first member of s.e.a.l. is getting at the white house today. he helped to resuscitate a member of his team after he was shot in a mission. >>> william schooler was shot and killed at the end of sunday's service, and police arrested the pastor's brother, daniel schooler. he is expected to be in court today. >>> the big news of the night, after five nominations, leonardo dicaprio finally has an oscar of his very own. besides the big winners this controversial. >> no mayor nominees of -- no major nominees of actors of color. how was it addressed? >> reporter: chris rock refused to boycott the oscars, and he his position to highlight the issue. >> i'm here at academy awards, others known as the white people's choice awards, and you realize if they nominated hosts, i wouldn't even get this job. >> the academy's president also got out to speak out expert -- out and encourage the expansion of nomination. chris rock is getting negative attention because african american

troopers are now looking for allison hoffman, who they say drove off after hitting that tow truck driver who stopped to help two people stranded on the side of the road. video we shot, you can see pictures taken by the florida highway patrol of her car that was left damaged at the crown plaza hotel on west shore. no one has seen her since. we checked and learned she has a long criminal history, mostly behind the wheel, including three duis in hillsborough county alone, and a careless driving charge in charlotte county. we are told the tow truck driver, known as roger perez, was a husband and father. his wife and child are still in venezuela. now there are many questions as to how she was able to drive after so many duis. >> why are we allowing this to happen? why are we so lenient? why is this incredible human being dead? >> reporter: many questions left to answer still for perez's family, too upset to speak on camera today. hoffman's family told us to leave when we stopped by their house. where she may be, call police. >> this is just the latest in a trend across florida, new numbers to

police started looking for allison hoffman when she went to a friends apartment. and he didn't want her around. she took her car and she hit someone. she was on the news, she hit someone and left. >> that guy told investigators that have been mentioned a crash when she got to his apartment. away after the crash because she was scared to huffman is behind bars and palace on us $750,000 bond. at some point she will be transferred to hillsborough are that crash happened. >> a new poll shows which candidates are pulling ahead with some important races coming up. donald trump and her clinton are leading their respective parties. and the republican primary is saturday, the democratic primary is one week later. he is in dominating and he pulls but jeb bush is hot on the web tonight. you have probably seen this all over the place today. it is a picture of a monogrammed gun. bush tweeted this out to his supporters, what it means. >> it seems like desperation right now to play to the party one last time. he's trying to play to the republican segment that is pro- to play for

the florida highway patrol says allison hoffman admitted she was the run driving and knew she hit someone but was too scared to stop. hoffman was in court today were a judge gave her $750,000 bond. the victim's sister was just there as well. >> he was a very kind humble and genuine man. very hard-working. very family man. just like what he was doing was on his way to help someone else. >> hoffman has an extensive criminal history that includes three dui charges. >>> another case making headlines tonight. a woman who drove drunk and got caught because she live stream the whole thing on social media. just yesterday, whitney bell pled guilty to her dui charge. her senses 12 months probation, 150 hours of community service, 10 days of work released and her license will be suspended for six months. that was her first dui arrest. but as her punishment appropriate for putting lives in danger ? some say her son's doesn't some say her sons doesn't go far enough and it is shocking how many people are still on the road after several dui charges. so so what are lawmakers doing to toughen dui sentence

roger friends berotto who was killed thursday morning still has plenty of questions. 36-year-old allison hoffman admits to being behind the wheel and hitting berotto and taking off. scene in the first place? the state legislature raised the mandatory minimum to four years in prison, same minimum as duimanslaughter. >> at the end of the day, i want to make sure that those who flee these types of accidents will serve time in prison >> tougher laws are not keeping the ihne numbers down. in 2015 alone, there were 8000 more than in 2014. >> we need to double down on our effort to curve the travel and proliferation of these kinds of cases. >> local lawmakers tell me that may be the only way to stop hit- and-run drivers is through stricter help. i posted a number to your local lawmaker on our website. >>> developing out of south florida. people are cleaning up after two tornadoes. tornadoes hit during this strong winds ripped the top off an 18 wheeler on the interstate and tossed it to its side. the good news is that the drive is okay. and a driver was on his way to work when a metal sign hit the top o

>> it is it is still not clear if allison hoffman was driving drunk. the 36-year-old now admits she was behind the wheel when tow truck operator, was struck and killed. the question for state lawmakers from coworkers and relatives, why was hoffman, with three previous dui arrests even on the road ? >> >> you guys are the ones that allowed him to die because with her record she should of been put away a long time ago. >> we put the issue to state representative sponsoring house bill 555 that would mandate interlock devices be installed on the vehicles of even first time dui offenders. >> wise it we do not have laws that have sharper teeth ? >> by the filing of this bill i'm suggesting we should. >> he calls the bill and move in the right direction. eventually he eventually he would like to see tougher laws colleagues are reluctant to pass >> again, this bill is one step towards that. >> this week 32-year-old whitney beall of lakeland two bill of lakeland to broadcast yourself driving drunk using an apt, periscope plea bargained for no jail time, one yea

tonight we are getting this first look at allison hoffman and her latest mug shot. >> we are just learning now that this video here, we shot just last night was of hoffman's confession to the highway patrol trooper. >> carrot joins us live with hoffman's court appearance this afternoon. we also spoke to the sister of the victim. >> it is certainly devastating for this family. the case struck in nerve with many of you because we are talking about a repeat dui offender who now sits in jail, accused of killing someone and then leaving the scene. that victim's family actually is offering compassion to the woman behind the wheel and him message for everyone out there on the road. >> she watched as the woman accused of killing her brother,

the driver who hit perez, allison hoffman, is now facing charges. >>> we are learning more about weekend. near turkey creek road. jose perez, your drown, and antonio lopez was able to swim to shore safely. >>> the lakeland skate park will be closing early starting today, officials claiming there's problem with drugs and illegal activities, and there's problems with the skateboarders refusing to leave at closing time. to deal with the problem, the popular skate park will close 2 hours earlier at 8:00 tonight. >>> city leaders will see how it changes behavior to determine if the new operating hours will be permanent. >>> today is the last day for the families to enroll in the florida prepays tuition program. there's five plans to choose from, starting at $46 a month. if a student goes out of state or to a private university, the money saved can go towards that tuition. >>> right now, the oscars are the big news of the night, leonardo dicaprio finally has an oscar of his very own this year's oscars were extremely controversial. >> there are calls for a boycott of the award show. lindsey, go

allison hoffman has been to the pinellas county jail quite a few times i should say. when she came here to the pinellas county jail it was because someone was dead. truck driver helping us stranded car on the bridge when authorities say she barreled away. unfortunately she has a history of bad driving. she has been in jail three times for drinking and driving but somehow still have a valid drivers license. license. something that is very common across the state. >> you may not be the person who should be driving but i don't know of another provision in which florida recapture for your drivers are more than 113,000 across the state were still on the road driving with your despite having three duis. i've been looking at information about hoffman's social media account. hoffman's social media account. you will not believe what she posted online in november. i'm working to get that together and have it at 6:00 a.m. coming up >>> firefighters are trying to figure out if lightning caused a fire in tampa. it happened early early this morning and went to drive near north of a