can't feel two of his just before that attack, officers say walker allegedly beat 81-year-old douglas brochet with the metal pipe as he try tod get gas from the lauder hill gas station. they caught up with hion tuesdayment he's also on the mend with bruises and 18 stitches. >> he came and struck me with thisisiron or something. >> reporter: both of these men grateful to have survived. >> there's no reason. the reason is to kill someone. it means i'm lucky to ve. >> reporter: and police say walker may have been on drugs at the time of the attacks. he's now facing several charges including attempted murder. in lauder hill tonight, victor, local 10 news. >> calvin: and new at 11, a nasty crash on the turnpikeke causing a traffic nightmare in pompano beach and sending 3 people to the hospital. the 3 vehicle-crash happening around 6:00 shutting down part of the highway. police say the driver of the pickup lost control on the northbound lanes crashing over the divider wall and landing in the southbound lanes. that roadway has since been re-opened. early this morning when the deadly car fire shut do

. >>> douglas brochet has bruises all over his face from the attack. you can see this 81-year-old man still alive. this surveillance video really hard to watch. it shows the elderly man being hit over and over by this man here holding a shelving pole. police say the violent attack happened early sunday morning in a lauderhill shell station. >> his hand was behind his back. i didn't know he had anything in his hand. he just struck me over the head. >> brochet says he for gives walker and wants him to get help. the surveillance video at the swap shop in lauderhill shows lker grabbing a sword from a display booth and swinging it at another man. both victims are expected to recover. >>> good morning, south florida. 5:13 is the time. this is a traffic ale we have on i-95 northbound in miami-dade. this is just before the ramps you can see the right lane completely blocked off. we have michael spears live on the scene giving us all the latest information on this deadly accident. one lane is getting by. they shut down i-95 northbound for about four minutes. no

lauder hill police say this is joe von walker, randomly attacking 81-year-old douglas brochet at a gas station with a pipe. douglas' wife tries to break it up, he took such a severe beating he needed 18 stitches and his eyes were nearly swollen shut. >> he came towards me and his hand was behind his back, i didn't know if he had anything in his hand and he just struck >> when you see your husband being attacked the only thing you think about doing is that. >> unbelievable. walker also accused of a carjacking in deerfield beach and another attack at a swap shop where he grabbed a samurai sword and started swinging it at a clerk. walker later told police he just watched the movie "poltergeist" and wanted to kill evil. we don't know yet if any drugs were involved. >>> police in london are thanking the person that helped them catch a suspected drug dealer. a good samaritan tripped the suspect who was running from police. here's a look at what happened. police posted this video on their twitter account thanking the person who helped them. they were on patrol last weekend when they tried to

douglas brochet, 81 years old, says he'sgrateful to be alive. you understand ww he is saying that, showing this elderly man being beaten o oer and over again by a man holding a pole. that man jovaughn walker. >> he came towards me and his hand was behind his back. i didn't know he had anything in his handnd he just struck me over the head. >> he is saying he for give walker and just wants him to get the help that he quite clearly needs. he wasn't the only victim either. surveillancevideo at the swap shop in lauderhill capturing when walker grabbed a sword from a display booth and started swinging it at another man. both victims luckily are expected to recover. >>> a second chance of life for a labrador mix dog found in bad shape. a warning for you at home, thehe images can be difficult to look at. it shows you the conoition buster was in when someone animal services. he was malnourished, his face and body was covered with sores and barely had any care. a rescue group took him in and is helping him recoverment once he is all better, buster is goi

. >> douglas brochet's injnjies are perhaps just as hard to look at as the video of the attack t tat caused them. a brutal unprovoked beating in a gas station has left the 81-year-old with a black and blue face, 18 stitches in his face and a story you can't makeup. >> he was aggressive and he came and struck me with a piece of iron or something. >> it happened sunday morning at this lawsuit hill shay station. when the suspect identified by

. >> douglas brochet's injnjies are perhaps just as hard to look at as the video of the attack t tat caused them. a brutal unprovoked beating in a gas station has left the 81-year-old with a black and blue