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school but the family and community are pushing for this stretch to extend down to the area where enrique hernandez was killed. hernandez want to keep his memory alive and to prevent other families from enduring tragedy. their mission to see the sidewalk extended to u.s. 92. >> we have to protect the children and that is what this is about. >> on what would have been hernandez's 21st birthday his loved ones gather to plead their case. they are hopeful that the work will be finished so other kids don't have to make a dangerous walk along the roadway to school. >> we are glad that this just didn't end in tragedy but a legacy being bill. future generations will be protected by the sidewalk. >> hernandez's little sister says he would be proud of their efforts so far and is optimistic that the entire sidewalk will be built. >> he was a person that would want to help people and this is a way to see that. it is going to help a lot of people that walk to the store. walk to school or just walk to >> to those here, this project is about something more. the memories and safety. it's about showing kids at polk
school but the family and community are pushing for this stretch to extend down to the area where enrique hernandez was killed. hernandez want to keep his memory alive and to prevent other families from enduring tragedy. their mission to see the sidewalk extended to u.s. 92. >> we have to protect the children and that is what this is about. >> on what would have been hernandez's 21st birthday his loved ones gather to plead their case. they are hopeful that the work will be finished...
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. >> dozens gathered for a service honoring enrique hernandez killed while walking to school. kara shows us his loved ones are taking action to save others. the young man was killed walking to school two years ago. the group young american dreamers have organized and worked with his family to come up with a plan to improve safety along this route. an area that a lot of young people walk through to get to a nearby high school. since his passing, almost two years ago they have been successful in getting two sections of sidewalk installed near the school and they are not done yet. they say the final phase of the project is extending that sidewalk all the way to this intersection of old dixie highway and u.s. 92. they feel that would certainly help in providing a better cross way for many people that walk through the area. they also hope to get lighting installed along that path. they say it is part of their mission to keep his memory alive. we will have more on their initiative and what is next on this project for you coming up tonight at 11. reporting in polk county abc >>> a ma
. >> dozens gathered for a service honoring enrique hernandez killed while walking to school. kara shows us his loved ones are taking action to save others. the young man was killed walking to school two years ago. the group young american dreamers have organized and worked with his family to come up with a plan to improve safety along this route. an area that a lot of young people walk through to get to a nearby high school. since his passing, almost two years ago they have been...
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enrique hernandez would have been 20 years old today, hit by a car in 2013 while walking to high school. there were no sidewalks at the time but his loved ones have been pushing for a sidewalk in the area and they are close to getting their goal. there will be a vigil at 6:00 tonight at u.s. 92 and old dixie highway. >>> a bradenton boy tells us he's so tormented by bullies he's afraid to go back to school. the boy who we're not identifying says the situation reached a boiling point before christmas when the bullies threatened to attack him when he least expected it. his grandmother says she's getting no help from school administrators and the taunting continues. >> they would push me around. pencil through his ear into his brain. one threatened to rip his spine out. >> the superintendent says she just learned about the allegations thursday and they take bullying seriously. they also say they have put a plan in place to work with the family and school to help the boy. >>> a man was arrested for selling stolen cell phones and police expect more arrests connected to this case. the owner o
enrique hernandez would have been 20 years old today, hit by a car in 2013 while walking to high school. there were no sidewalks at the time but his loved ones have been pushing for a sidewalk in the area and they are close to getting their goal. there will be a vigil at 6:00 tonight at u.s. 92 and old dixie highway. >>> a bradenton boy tells us he's so tormented by bullies he's afraid to go back to school. the boy who we're not identifying says the situation reached a boiling point...
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enrique hernandez would have been 20 years old today. he was hit and killed by a car on this stretch of highway in 2013 while walking to school. there were no sidewalks at the time but his loved ones are pushing for a sidewalk and they are close to their goal. >>> frightening moments on a united airlines flight. >> a woman on a united express flight from laguardia thursday night repeatedly asked to get off the plane. passengers say she attacked the flight attendant then another woman on the flight. that's when three passengers stepped in. >> grabbed her and pulled her down to the ground and subdued her by tying her up with some seat belts and some guy used a necktie to tie her ankles. >> the flight was headed to chicago but diverted to detroit, where police were waiting. >>> there is a new consumer alert surrounding blue bell creameries. workers say they found listeria at one of the plants again. last year blue bell recalled the entire product line but right now the company says they have not found the bacteria in any ice cream, only in
enrique hernandez would have been 20 years old today. he was hit and killed by a car on this stretch of highway in 2013 while walking to school. there were no sidewalks at the time but his loved ones are pushing for a sidewalk and they are close to their goal. >>> frightening moments on a united airlines flight. >> a woman on a united express flight from laguardia thursday night repeatedly asked to get off the plane. passengers say she attacked the flight attendant then another...