>>this is joseph flanagan. deputies say he was working as a trustee when he stole a truck and slipped off. rodney dunni -- flanagan didn't have much time left on his sentence. >> reporter: this morning investigators are still trying to figure out why this inmate would take the risk stealing a truck from the fleet management office here. we're told he was parole violation and had already served 66 of the days as a trustee. look at his picture. investigators tell us 45-year-old joseph flanagan hasn't been seen since 3:30 yesterday. the truck he's accused of stealing has been recovered. he's from lakeland. investigators are searching there and throughout polk county. >>> no the sheriff's office gave us no indication -- this morning. the sheriff's office gave us no indication he had been a problem inmate before this. theft and escape. when he's caught he's expected to face a lot more jail anytime time -- jail time. reporting from bartow this morning, rodney dunigan, abc action news. >>> we're waiting to learn when

kenny appear update from polk county a sheriff arrest a prisoner that escaped last night his name joseph flanagan he was on work detail when he stole truck and took off before his escape only a few months left on his understand. well now he's facing additional charges of escape. >>> developing right now, florida senator bill nell i don't know asked the department of justice to investigate the florida dmv. this comes after our fox 13 investigation revealed the state has been selling millions of driver record your records to third party companies and making a huge profit. fox 13's investigative reporter tina jensen has looking into this for months. this is a big deal. what's the latest. it is senator bill nelson made that announcement this morning and speaking with us later this afternoon. attorney general loretta lynch asking the department of justice to do a full investigation into how the florida dmv has been selling the private driver records of more than 15 million people. in the letter he said in this new era when identity thieves are causing real damage to millions of hard working families,

according to polk county, 45- year-old joseph flanagan of lakeland escaped on bob phillips road in bartow yesterday afternoon around 3:30. place say flanagan was working in fleet maintenance and he this one. it's almost like deja vu for polk county officials. last month an inmate led them on a manhunt after they say he made a makeshift weapon, kidnapped a corrections officer, and stole this pickup truck. officials were able to catch the man in pinellas county. for the current case, flanigan was in jail for stealing and violation of probation. he had a 300 day sentence and had already served a quarter of his time. if you see him, call police. >> how often does this type of thing happen where someone is able to escape? >> reporter: you can argue that one escape is too many, but it does happen. according to the state department of corrections, from escapes statewide. now, that number is down from 21% from the previous year. >> thank you. we have that information on our website wtsp.com. >>> police are searching for a driver who plowed into people and bar in ybor city and took off. take a loo