the had accident happened off of -- the accident happened off of luke's lake fern road . let's -- lutz lake fern road . let's go live. you can see for yourself a lot of activity. we're showing you luke's lake fern road at harridan harbor try 9 heritage harbor. there heritage harbor. there is a light not functioning right down the road. you want to take vandyke to the south to save yourself some time especially as we're getting closer to rush hour. >>> it is 58 days and counting until christmas. >>> still ahead: the plans on when a big retailer has to help make your christmas shopping easier. >>> and a penguin getting a special code. we will explain why -- coped . -- you are watching news channel 8 today. robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and i've been a republican all my life. but i'm the father of three girls. i can't stand hearing proud and strong, in a nation where they're valued and respected. donald trump's america is not the country i fought for. so, i'm voting for hillary clinton. hillary clinton: >>> expect to get some extra help at walmart stores this

the other big story of the morning, lutz lake fern still closed in lutz. captain al is flying over the scene there. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning. we saw the traffic alert in northern hillsborough county. north of tampa, lutz lake fern road between dale mabry and su a house. killed the driver. they just loaded up that vehicle moments ago but our reporter ryan smith on the ground has more details. ryan? >> reporter: good morning. the wrecker just finished fishing this vehicle out of where it crashed. you can see behind me the wrecker and the vehicle is still on scene but it's so dark out here it's really hard to spot that vehicle. so let's go to some video we shot just literally a few minutes ago. crashing on the north side of the roadway this morning. and i can tell you the extensive damage, it's really ugly. the car is mangled from top-to- bottom. it's crunched down from the top, a lot of debris still scattered off the roadway here. hillsborough county sheriff's office reporting to us the vehicle crashed into the house's garage around 2:30

let's go live to sky 10 on lutz lake fern road. this is a fatal accident where a car ran into the garage of a home off lutz lake fern road here. it is still closed. coming up in less than ten minutes i will get you your detour. i will have drive times on our this is your eye opener. a look at today's top stories at 6:30. >> it is a horrible scene in hillsborough county. at least four people are dead after a crash involving three cars. this happened wednesday night on mlk near coconut palm drive in tampa. >>> we cannot stop for a minute. no complacency here. >> whether you vote for me or not, i will be your greatest champion. >> who will win the swing state? with 12 days until th for votes in battleground states, including right here in florida. >>> when you first bring up the stadium in oldsmar, people laugh and say oldsmar? >> the mayor is pitching his city to the race. he will lay out his vision for a baseball stadium near tampa bay downs. >>> it is 6:31 on this thursday. we are staying on top of that deadly crash. want to show yo

lutz lake fern is shut down.

we have sky fox checking out this vehicle reported that crashed into a home, lutz lake fern road. my goodness. this is such a mangled vehicle right reports -- yeah, that's the car, russell. the driver passed away. lutz lake fern road and i guess the good news is the folks inside the home are okay but unfortunate for the driver. so they're in the process of towing it out, looks like, and the road is still shut down in the meantime and drivers can find their best work around, taking van dyke or state road 54. of course, we'll watch this one. we'll let you know when the road find out. all right. it's about to switch over to 6:49. let's get over to charley belcher and see what he's working on this morning. >>charley: how are you? >>vanessa: fine. a little busy but -- >>charley: a lot busy. thank you for keeping us informed and i hope everybody can stay safe on the roadways. the roads make me so nervous. we just got back from vacation, had to drive about 11 hours from here to the mountains of north carolina and man, you just see so much craziness on the roads these days so it's scary to

farm road -- lutz lake fern road . this is all due to a fatal accident where a car crashed into a house. how do you get around it? vandyke is a very good alternate to the south. it is not that far away. that might help your commute just a little bit. let's hop over here to this accident. this is at 301 and highway 60. no delays. it is off to the side of the roadway. let's take a live look at 27 it looks great right by 54th avenue north. that is a look at weather and traffic. now back to you. >>> how trick-or-treating is affecting your netflix habits? >> the stories go ahead, plus some important safety tips to keep you and your kids safe halloween night. you are watching news channel 8 today. >> closed captioning is brought to you by: famous tate >>> 8 is on your side with halloween safety. the holiday is all about costumes and candy. we can't forget safety. children are twice as likely to be hit by a car on halloween night. experts recommend that parents teach their kids that if they see a car the driver doesn't see th

sky fox showing clear lanes on lutz lake fern after the crash of a vehicle in a home and it looks like you're not going to be dealing with any residual delays. however, as we check the area of the suncoast rk lake fern and even van dyke which was an alternate at one point, we have notable delays northbound and southbound. i'm not sure if it's related to the lane blocks we're seeing and all the drivers getting onto van dyke. most of the congestion around lutz lake fern and then the van dyke area. plan extra time here. skyway bridge is clear. expect some lingering delays in that southbound direction as you approach the crash near the 20 minute mark. we're starting to take down but still slow. left lane is blocked following a crash. >>russell: we all remember the dress controversy. was it blue? was it black? consumed us for a long time and nobody ever totalal greed -- totally agreed on this. hunter posted a picture. what do you see when you look at >>russell: i think i see two legs. shiny legs. >>laura: i like the feeling of paint on my skin. someone retweeted the picture asking if the le

hdso says holloway was driving west on lutz lake fern road, couldn't make a tern, veered off the road, he struck a utility pole and crashed and was killed from impact. first responders found the vehicle upside down. as we side, the car came out right behind me here, this is where the wrecker and tow truck retrieved the vehicle. everyone inside the house is okay and the crash did shut down a portion of lutz lake fern roast for most of the morning. ryan smith, abc action news. >> thanks. >>> back to the breaking news in lake wales, a man hunt is on station overnight. take a good look at the surveillance video on the left of your screen, you can see the suspect running away after police say the gunman shot and killed muhammad alam as he was at pb gas station last night. go to our abc action news facebook page and share this video. >>> to developing scene in new york city, firefighters finally extinguished a 5-story apartment fire in manhattan, person died. 12 others, including firefighters are injured. the flames went through all 5 levels of that apartment building. it started 3:30 this

reporter: hillsborough county deputies say holloway was driving his 2008 dodge charger westbound on lutz lake fern road when he failed to negotiate a curve, crashed into a pole, trees and eventually into a house. he died at the scene. holloway's father bryan played ten seasons in the nfl for the raiders and the patriots. after jefferson high max played ball for boston college. and, then, the tampa bay loss. >> i'm devastated. he was a great guy. knew his dad. i knew his little brothers. max was part of our football family. part of my family. >> reporter: the house holloway hit was occupied at the time. no one inside was hurt. the sheriff's office is currently investigating the cause of this accident. in tampa, i'm chip osowski, five people were killed in a fiery crash including a husband who lost his wife, his youngest daughter and his little boy. as melanie michael tells us, his teenage daughter is among the survivors. >> my biggest thing is i hope they didn't suffer. because, the car did catch on fire. and, there were children in the car. and there's no reason. there is no reason for that to hap

that's just off lutz lake fern road. the driver also hit a transformer, knocking out power to the neighborhood. that power is back on... and the family inside the home it, is ok. but we aren't sure about the condition about the driver involved or what caused the accident. we have a photographer at the scene, working to get more information. the race for th house appears to be tightening up a bit.. in a newly released "fox news" poll.. hillary clinton's lead is cut to just three points in a four- way race.. 44 percent to 41 percent. that's down from six points just a week ago. trump is seeing greater support from independents.. ((walter/2-shot)) because of the tightening race.. clinton and trump are staying relentless on the campaign trail.. neither are letting up..((jen)) today - clinton will be in winston- salem for a rally.. and joining her for the first time on the campaign trail.. will yesterday.. clinton spent her birthday in tampa.. and for her present - she asked for votes.. specifically.. she asked for people to

first we're go following that story on lutz lake fern. captain al? >> reporter: good morning. traffic story certainly, a driver died earlier this morning when the car left the roadway on lutz lake fern road by the entrance to heritage harbor. you can see the aftermath, but all the vehicles just left in the last 10, 15 minutes. it's now oh opened from dale mabry -- reopened from dale however suncoast northbound and southbound unusually heavy. just a lot of volume. back to you. >>> the crash we were watching southbound on the sunshine skyway has cleared. so we're slowly things back to normal. this is a very top. we're not sure if it was a witness but check out this guy on the motorcycle sitting at the very top of the sunshine skyway. again that crash that we were watching is now clear. we're still seeing lingering delays, if you're heading to the skyway now southbound it's going to take time for this to get across, typically you can see in the opposite direction it's only nine minutes to get from toll booth to toll booth. we have a crash approaching the courtney campbell causeway

. >> 9:04less earlier a car crashed into home off lutz lake fern road in heritage harbor parkway. driver maxwell trent holloway died. we which don't know if they were any other passengers in car or not. or what caused this driver to but authorities are still investigating. >> an update on deadly house fire in sarasota. it reeg reignited overnight. new video sent us to from viewer. he shot the video early this morning at the home on sugar lane road. fire first started on wednesday. killed two people inside a third person was rescued firefighters put it out they stayed on scene to watch hot spots. they are still locking for a cause. >> electronic skimmer continue to a serious problem on gas pump and but one the rare moments where we actually get to see a thief in the act of installing one. act was caught on camera 17-11 store on north dale mabry. surveillance camera caught the thief installing this illegal device and will yous thieves thieves to steal your financial information. fortunately a customer noticed skimmer alerted the store clerk. now hillsborough county deputies wants to