now chris cheswick struggling to deal with the loss. chris talked to us about the heart break over his son's death and the anger at the man suspected of killing him over the memorial day weekend. >> i hope that you know he just begins to perceive what he's done. how cowardly it was to run. and like we said earlier, how many lives he's touched. if touched is the right word. maybe that's the right word. >> chris cheswick plans to attend every court hearing for the suspect. he's due in court july 5th and you can watch more of chris cheswick's interview at the website. abc2news.com. >>> well, rains winds and a whole lot of hail. >> stay with us this morning. that means twisters are usually in the area. and we are tracking the latest developments out of denver this morning. as a storm rocks the mile-high city. >> and live pictures of i-95 this morning. get ready for another huge construction project. it could be impacting your commute. what you need to know straight ahead. >> and we'll have seasonable temperatures this afternoon. but that's n

now his father chris cheswick spoke with abc2 news in an exclusive interview and we have new reactionm him. basically matthew was killed along coastal highway and ocean city more than a week ago hit by suspected drunk driver who tried to get away. his dad says they called his son smiles because of a grin that lit up a room. chris has a collection of bails but there's one special one that has a special meaning. the one signed by matthew. chris tells us that matthew loved sports and these days chris has to try to move on with his life even though it's missing something so huge. he still remembers the night he got the horrible phone call and the heart break, it was 4:15 in the morning. >> she said twice, matthew's dead. matthew's dead. and i just -- fell to the floor. didn't have any more legs. >> reporter: now chris says that he plans to attend all court hearings for diogo facchini, that's the suspect in matthew's case. now his next court appearance is on july 5th. reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> and for more on the interview with the father, chris, you can hea

this morning chris cheswick tells us about his son. >> matthew cheswick was killed in ocean city and police believe the driver of the car that hit him was drunk. sherrie johnson joins us live with more on what a father has to say. >> reporter: well, we are here on the campus of towson university. and you know 22-year-old matthew cheswick was a student here and we had a chance to talk to his father in an interview with abc2 news. and you know, we have all new reaction for him and his father said that matthew's smile would just light up a room. now chris has a collection of baseballs but there's one that has a special meaning, the one signed by matthew. chris tells us that matthew loved sports and matthew's death really hit the family especially hard especially his 9 #-year-old grandparents. now these days chris is trying to move on with his life even though it's missing something so huge. now matthew was killed along coastal highway at ocean city more than a week ago. hit by a suspected drunk driver who tried to get away. >> i always said to him you know be smart and it was always my

. >> chris cheswick says he plans to attend every court hearing for this man. he is due in court coming up july the 5th. listen, we've run stories on this before. this joce sterman story is as emotional as you'll see. go to abc2news.com. you'll hear more of this exclusive interview with matthew cheswick's father tment -- father. it gets you in the heart. >>> there are statistics on deadly pedestrian involved crashes. in 200-8112 pedestrian -- 2008, 112 pedestrians were killed. 70% of the deadly pedestrian crashes, the pedestrians were deemed to be at fault. 73% of the pedestrian crashes happened in the dark and 40% involved pedestrians who had a little bit too much to drink. we need to look at our weather. look at this. decide we put new buildings up overnight? it is a lot warmer. nobody's complaining. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart with your first forecast. i bet you heard -- i hope the summer is like this all summer long. >> the complaint line is silent. we like this like this. i would say this. more heat is on the way but it's not going to

now chris cheswick and the rest of matthew cheswick's family are struggling to deal with the loss. >>e

chris cheswick has a collection of auto graphed baseballs that would astound any fan but just one of them holds meaning these days, the one signed by his son matthews. it is a priceless reminder of a young man whose contagious smile he will never see again. >> i guess it's because i'm an english teacher. that past tense is tough. >> reporter: after matthew's death, chris can only talk about what he was -- an athlete, friend and heartbreak that came in the middle of the night. >> she said twice matthew's dead. matthew's dead. i just fell to the floor. >> reporter: matthew was killed along coats offal highway in ocean city more than a week ago hit by a suspected drunk driver who tried to get away. >> i'm not that kind of person. matthew wasn't that kind of person that would realize you've hurt somebody and keep right on going. >> reporter: now chris has to keep on going with his life even though it's missing something so huge. everywhere he looks, there's a reminder a photo, a memory. >> every day there's more and more and more in my mailbox. >> reporter: the cards that show up make hi

. >> those are the words of chris cheswick who lost his son matt. he was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver in ocean city. more this morning in our next half hour. >>> well, if you have arthritis you may feel the flares that come up right around rain or any type of moisture in the air. >> yeah, well this morning doctors give their theories as to why your pain may increase when the damp weather arrives. >> also the reason health officials are concerned about the way childrens' vaccines are being stored in the u.s.. >> but i'll let you know how that could change coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. you're watching "good morning maryland." >> and as we head to break this morning a live picture of new york city's times square. lights still on there. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firewor

reporter: we are live here at towson university where 22- year-old matthew cheswick was a student here. we spoke to his father, chris in annoys news exclusive intershoe -- an abc2 news exclusive interview. now matthew was killed along coastal highway in ocean city more than a week ago hit by a suspected drunk drive who are tried to get away -- driver who tried to get away. they called his son smiles because of a grin that lit up the room. chris has a collection of baseballs but there's one that has a special meaning. the one signed by matthew. chris tells us that matthew loved sports and these days chris has to move on with his life even though it's something missing that's so huge everywhere you look in the home. there's a reminder of matthew. >> i mean i'm so proud of both of matthew and luke. but it's -- being an english teacher i'm finding it really difficult to talk in terms of past tense. it was just tough words to get out. that you have to talk about matthew in the past tense now. >> reporter: now matthew's dad said that his friends wore ravens' jerseys to his funeral as a tribute to him and he plans to give