he rushed in front of her crashing head on into eric mcbeth. mcbeth was driving west on the expressway in the eastbound lane. >> i feel certain in my heart about to happen to me. and that he sacrificed himself instead. >> reporter: her father, also grateful he can still embrace his daughter. >> the man who saved my daughter and he is a national hero. >> reporter: todd had been with the hillsborough sheriff's office six year. his colleagues are emotional as they shared a piece of who he was. >> he'll definitely be miss. the thing i'll miss the most is his smile. he was a great person. >> reporter: they say he truly cared for others. embracing the safety net program, which helps locate missing adults and children. >> john made us better. he made the program and sheriff's office better. >> reporter: flags have still flying at half staff for the officer. he'll forever be remembered on the fallen officer's memorial. >> i would like to thank his family as well as him for his service. >> we just learned about the funeral arrangements for the deputy. t

after completing a crash investigation around 3:00 this morning when authorities say 31-year-old eric mcbeth of hudson began driving the wrong way from the selmon's express way from the brandon's exit. from eagle 8 hd you can see the site of the crash where the two cars collided killing mcbeth instantly and forcing the emergency crews to use the jaws died at tampa general. >> it's highlighting a better issue against distracted driving and dui. at this time of night, there's a lot of people consuming alcohol beverages out on the road, but we need to pay attention to what we're doing on road. >> traffic cameras caught deputies mapping the scene this morning. all traffic control warning signs and signals were up and warning alerting drivers that the entrance was closed to westbound traffic. deputies say it is still too early to determine if alcohol was a factor in this crash, but that's going to be a part of their investigation. reporting in hillsboro county, aim mary mcguire, news channel 8. >> all right, mary. wrong-way crashes are a major problem plaguing bay area roadways. we've talked abou

the deputy died after he said by wrong way driver eric mcbeth saturday morning. the wrong way driver was also killededn the crash. when he tried to avoid him speeding in the eastbound lanes on the expressway. >> man: it was a high-speed crash. it appears the deputy was trying to get out of the way. >> you lose a family member, and drives it home to all the deputies. it could've been his cacar, or anyone else's car. >> mcbeth died on the scene. he was tan to the hospital where he later died. the investigation as to why he went the wrong way is ongoing. >> developing a, a man accused of crashing his snowmobile into itarod musters in alaska said he was on his way home from a night out drinking. he realized what he had done the next morning. the crash killed one dog and injured two others. musters were not hurt. the 22-yr-old has been charged with assault, reckless driving, criminal mischief. and also developing, and avalanche struck in the italian apps killing six back country speakers are. mountain. near the austrian border. one persrs was injured, but not are harm

the deputy dd and trees hit by wrong way driver named eric mcbeth saturday morning. that wrong way driver was also investigators say he was hit we try to avoid him speeding the eastbound lane on the expressway. >> man: it was a high-speed crash. it appears the deputy was ying to get out of the way. losing a family member, and it drives at home to all the deputies because it could've been his car, it could've been anyone else's 's car. now, he was taken to the hospital where he later died. the investigation as to why he went the wrong way is ongoing. >> now, a man accused of crashing his snowmobile into two iditarod mashers says on his way home from a night out drinking. it happened friday night. arnold said he realized what he did the next morning. the crash killed one dog, or to others, and two mushers were not hurt. he is also been charged with assault, reckless driving, and criminal mischief. in an avalanche struck in the italian apps, killing six back happen near the austrian border, one person was injured, eight others escaped after being buried in the snow. it

they will wait for eric mcbeth's tests to see if he was impaired. >> kimberly thank you. >> sunset point road just west of hercules avenue. adult man was hit and killed. driver is being interviewed by police. the roads are closed right now for the investigation, so if you're in that area try to avoid that. another rowdy donald trump rally tonight in kansas city, where protesters clashed with supporters outside the even. washington, d.c. held its gop primary today, the results are not in but wyoming, ted cruz won most of the dejts at stake. ron henry delegates at stake. >> friday night's matchup between trump supporters and opponents was called off because of a forecast of more violence. then saturday morning that prediction nearly came true when a protester nearly was able to rush trump podium. >> get him out, get him out of here, get him out! i think they're bernie supporters. >> senator ted cruz is laying the reason for outbreak at the foot of trump. >> unlike donald trump i don't ask people in the audience to punch them in the face. >> senator marco rubio who is trailing in the polls

continue our coverage of the deadly overnight crash involving a wrong-way driver and a the driver, eric mcbeth was speeding westbound in eastbound lanes of the selmon expressway when he slammed head on into the deputies cruiser. the deputy, john kotfila, passed away later the hospital. he comes from a law enforcement family and had been the sheriff's office for six years. he had dreams of being a traffic homicide detective. flags at all sure stations right now are at half staff in his honor. our coverage continues tonight announcer: "jack hanna' s wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. jack: hi, everybody, i' m jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown." think you know all there is to know about farm animals? think again. get along, get along, doggie. is that what you say, "get along, doggie"? ron: [laughs] that' s what you can say, jack. jack: today, i' ve got 6 stories about domesticated animals in australia-- i' ve always wanted to see this. the rocky mountains-- isn' t that beautiful, sue? sue: look at that. jack: and even the

pinvestigators say deputy was pdriving on elevated lanes of pexpressway when eric mcbeth pcrashed into him head-on. pthey believe mcbeth drove around pwarning sans and barriers to an penter selman expressway going pwrong way. phe had been with department for psix years. psheriff's office is working with phis family to finalize funeral lans. pand in maryland two people are pnow behind bars after police say pthey shot and killed a police pofficer as he was walking out of pa substation. p>> the police chief said pcompletely unprovoked officer pwho was killed just days short pof his 29th birthday and was pworking as an undercover pnarcotics officers at the time pof that ambush. p>> that was scene outside of a pdonald trump rally in chick. pjust after it was cancelled. pviolent clashes broke out in the pstreets between trump protester pand a supporters. pat least 5 people were arrested. pand chicago police officer was pinjured. pin ohio, in kansas city there pwere similar issues trump prallies too. ptrump is hoping for much quieter prally here in tampa. phe's invited a large group to an pev

phe was driving east along the pupper sellman express way deck pwhen deputy say eric mcbeth hit phim head-on. p they're trying to see why pmcbeth was going the wrong way. pthey aren't sure why he was in pthe brandon area this early. pblood tests will determine if he pwas impaired at the time time of pthat accident. p>> alcides: tampa police are plooking this morn for a phit-and-run driver that left a pbicyclist with life-threatening pinjuries. pthe man was hit near the pintersection of east 30th and pnorth 50th street around 3:30 psaturday morning. pwitnesses say the driver was a pman with medium-length blonde phair and the pickup was papparently dark blue or black, ossibly a toyota. pif you have any information pabout this crash, contact tampa olice. pman is under arrest this morning pafter deputy say he tried to pkidnap a woman in hudson earlier pthis week. pthe victim was in a car with p44-year-old jason shetland when phe asked if she wanted to smoke ot with him. pwhen she refused, he put a lastic bag over her head and ptried to keep her from leaving. pshe jumps out of the moving

. >> eric mcbeth was driving the wrong way early yesterday morning when he crashed head-on with deputy and killed both of them. local law enforcement struggling with their loss. >> the men and women are out there trying to protect effect. concerned about the drivers at night. in fact, this deputy had hope to become a traffic death homicide investigator later in his career. >> emergency crews rushed to the scene of a car engulfed in flames but unable to rescue the driver inside. police say the car slammed into a concrete poll right before it burst into flames. >> we were not able to identify what type of vehicle or anything like that. >> maitland police say because the damage was so severe, it could take weeks before they wrap up their investigation. >> an elderly man is behind bars on a $100,000 bond after investigators say he shot and killed his girlfriend. was all part of a suicide pact he made with her. he's been charged with second degree murder. >> time now 9:08. we now know the names of the two people killed in a plane crash in lake county. police say they were killed on impact.