thomas gregory was playing with friends when he was struck by a vehicle driven by simkins. instead of stopping, witnesses said she accelerated causing even more injury to within -- to thomas gregory. >> prison time for our family is fantastic because we would like to see the maximum for what happened to us but the fact that there is conditions after that, that make sure that she is integrated back into society and is responsible and needs is fabulous. >> reporter: simkins still has 2 outstanding cases. prosecutors say that is because while she was out on bond for the hit and run, she was caught behind the wheel again. reporting from the brevard county courthouse in vieira, melanie held, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> a night out on the town could cost a miami doctor her career. video surfaced on youtube showing her getting into -- into it with the uber driver. and as reena ninan shows us, or aggression did not stop there. >> reporter: papers flying. >> what he doing? barking ever berating and at times seemingly finally. the woman seen here in a confrontation with al uber dr

simkins was convicted of leaving the scene of a crash last month about a year after 12-year-old thomas gregory was left with two broken legs and serious internal injuries. thomas had been playing with his friends in front of his home when he was hit and thrown more than 130 feet. police found the car a day later, and traced it to simkins. thomas was in court to watch the sentencing. judge charles roberts could have and as many as 15. you sped up, you ran over his leg, causing further injury. jason: thomas said after the hearing he still can' t run and jump like he used to, but is hoping to one day fully recover. michelle: we will continue to monitor storms moving through central florida. tony: we are watching this line of thunderstorms. the next half hour to 45 minutes, it will be bumpy here. the heaviest storm appears to be west of sanford. this thunderstorm is moving towards the east-northeast. we are going to watch orange city as this continues to move to the east-northeast. gusty wind. by 1:00, it is done and over with. michelle: thank you. stick with wesh 2. jason: we will be back at 4:00

she offered an apology to thomas gregory and his family. gregory suffered kidney damage, broken legs and ruptured long. >> she is doing all he can in order to enhance his abilities and get back to where he was, if possible. >> reporter: there are still more open cases that could be wrapped up as early as next week. >>> a man who was caught peeping through a teenagers window could get out of jail on bond. steve is near that house now. was holding a cell phone to her window. >> his name is dominique bryce. he was in this neighborhood here and he says he lives here and he doesn't see why there is a problem wandering through people's yards and climbing their offenses period police had a big problem with it and chased him through several yards. he seemed cocky as he appeared before a judge on five charges including voyeurism, burglary and criminal mischief. >> 150, 100 each four counts three, four, and five, and you are to not return to the area. >> reporter: he told police he always cuts through yards and jumps tenses because he feels like he o

thomas gregory: i' m not full strength yet, but i' m running faster and jumping higher and getting better. dan: thomas will always bear the scars, but today is a happy day for the family. his parents called the sentence fantastic. in viera, brevard county, dan billow, wesh 2 news. jim: coming up, police are hunting for a gunman on the loose near ucf. angela: wesh 2 is live near the school, where last night a man opened fire, shooting one person in the back. are police any closer to catching them? plus, a major mistake on a volusia county highway snarls traffic. a truck driver, with the truck bed up, crashes into a bridge. jim: and it was a murder that shocked central florida. a young woman is raped and killed in her downtown orlando apartment. the new details we' ve learned about the suspected killer, who s security angela: a dump truck driver night. check it out. the truck was going down the road with the truck bed in the up position. it hit a bridge, doing some serious damage to a road sign. this happened where i-4 and i-95 meet in volusia county. the north-bound lanes had to be shut do

she faces a maximum of 15 years in prison-- for running over thomas gregory--on new year's eve-- as he played outside in cocoa beach. she then drove off-- leaving the boy with two broken legs. new this morning-- more staff members --with the brevard county school raises this year. =i%a today" reports--the new contract is with bus drivers.. secretaries.. bookkeepers ..and other school-based workers. they will get a 5- point-1 percent raise. that is the same jump in pay--teachers received this year. a health alert... water at a local hospital has tested positive for the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease. coming up -- what the hospital is doing to make sure... its water is safe. but first -- bernie sanders... taking the lead in iowa. what it means for hillary clinton's stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stre-eam stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stream when i want you in my arms and all your charms whenever i want you a health alert-- water at "florida hospital orlando" tested positive for the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease. the bacteria causes the disease-- when it .led-- thr

michelle simkins was convicted of leaving the scene of a crash she left 12-year-old thomas gregory with two broken legs and serious internal injuries. thomas had been playing with his friends in front of his home when he was hit and thrown more than 100 feet. police found the car a day later, and traced it to simkins. thomas was in court to watch the sentencing. judge: you sped up, you shook him off the hood of your car, and you ran over his legs, causing permanent scars. angela: thomas said after the hearing he still can' t run and jump like he used to, but is hoping to one day recover fully. jim: new tonight, wesh 2 was there as a man walked out of jail, hours after being arrested for crashing into a state trooper. the man who crashed, was suspected of being under the influence. wesh 2' s bob kealing tell us, that trooper actually specializes in dui enforcement, and has nearly lost her life while on the job. bob: did you hit that patrol car? anything you wants us to know? said nothing after posting bond and getting out of jail this afternoon. troopers charged him with dui after he all

. >> reporter: she told police she was high when she struck and injured event 12-year-old thomas gregory as he played in front of his mama boulevard cocoa each home on new year's eve 2014. witnesses watched as she sped off, leaving the boy behind. now she will serve a 10 year sentence plus, leaving the boy behind. now she will serve a 10 year sentence +5 years probation. >> there are lots of times when i think about her and she must be feeling. now i think the reality of all of this finally hit her. >> reporter: thomas gregory who suffered 2 broken like, a bruised lung and kidney damage is now recovering -- still recovering from his injuries. >> i'm not full strength yet but i am running faster and jumping higher and getting better. >> reporter: gregory tells me he's pleased with simkins sentence. the defendant's mother called it fair. >> it hurts me to know that she is going to be gone and that her daughter is not going to but on the other hand, this is going to be the best thing for her. because the next option i knew i would be putting her in a morgue and i did not want to reach that

she hit 12-year-old thomas gregory in 2014 while he was playing basketball outside of a cocoa beach home. the crash left the boy with two broken legs. he spent several months recovering. >> an odd scene along an orange county sidewalk. orlando police tell us a woman punched an officer who was just trying to help her. we're told an officer found anna bell rayburn lying drunk on a appear washington street. the officer helped her up, started walking her toward a cab and that's when, according to police, she punched the officer right in the face. he had a bloody nose. she's charged with battery on an officer. >> next at 5:00, what michelle parker's ex-fiance is asking for now. >> plus a florida officer is getting worldwide attention. the video people are sharing across the globe. >> i saw that on facebook from a friend of mine in texas. >> it's so good, right? >> good stuff. we've gotten rid of the big storms. we're dealing with a touch of light rain and then the big chill. i'll be back to pinpoint how low we go tonight and how much more we don't have for tomorrow and how long this cold snap

last month 29-year-old michelle simkins was found guilty of hitting then 12-year-old thomas gregory in cocoa beach. gregory was seriously injured. license at the time of the crash. she faces up to 15 years in prison. we will let you know what the senses is at noon >>> orange county waste management says it's 3 garbage haulers are catching up nearly 3 weeks after new service started. we have been telling you about the pickups missed since the beginning of the it. neighborhoods wet weeks without service. now waste management says calls for missed service is dropping. >> a couple hundred per day. we were up to the first day somewhere in the neighborhood of 12,000. >> county leaders say fcc has the most complaints but leaders say all callers are having fcc has more customers. >>> covering volusia county, city leaders and daytona beach are getting time to find shelter for the homeless. we have told you about the growing homeless camp the counterdemonstration building on beech street. county leaders voted to reopen manatee eileen park which was closed by the city. one councilman says trust -

michelle hit 12-year-old thomas gregory. he was playing basketball outside a cocoa beach home on new year's eve. that crash broke both of the boy's legs. simp kins faces up to 15 years in prison. >> we continue to stay on top of breaking news in belusha county where a dump trick hit a end pass of i 94. they're looking to clean up this mess and get it back open. but for now, the high way is expected to remain closed for a new more hours. >>> the location of our cold front. it's right there. there's a big tornado watch box. a big big part of alabama. i don't expect we'll see that much here. but i do believe we'll get severe storms. roughest. and what it means for your weekend. >>> but first, doctor vs. u ber. >> can you call 911 please? >> call 911. >>> she's the doc. she's the driver, and she takes a swing. what led up to all this and the trouble that doc is in tonight. you're watching news 6. the most watched of 11 o'clock news in central florida. it ising beautiful. get those umbrellas ready. most people who sign up for hea

she hit thomas gregory in 2014 while he was outside playing basketball outside a home. the crash left the boy with two broken legs. simkins is facing 15 years in >> there are lingering questions following the drowning of a 3-year-old boy. the toddler was found unresponsive in this backyard pool along elderwood court. sky 6 flew over that scene. the boy was rushed to arnold palmer hospital where he died a few hours later. it is unclear how the little boy ended up in the water and who was responsible for watching him at the time. >> in brevard county, concerned residents in one community are sounding off all over coyote traps. for weeks, people say they have been told to be on alert after spod in an indian harbor beach. the reason is because the fish and wildlife commission has not deemed the animals a nuisance f. a coyote is caught and moved. it can be a violation. people say something needs to be done. >> hopefully it won't take a tragedy for it to be elevated to the nuisance criteria. he is consulting with lawyers to figure out how to best hand this will coyote problem

she left 12-year-old thomas gregory with two broken legs and serious internal injuries. thomas had been playing with his friends in his front yard of his home when he was hit and thrown more than 100 feet. police found the car a day later, and traced it to simkins. thomas was in court to watch the sentencing. thomas said after the hearing he still can' t run and jump like he used to, but is hoping to one day recover fully. the man arrested for driving state trooper is out of jail. troopers say juan carlos torres ran a red light on sand lake road just before four this into the trooper' s cruiser. she was not hurt. at the time, the trooper was on drivers. torres is charged with dui. jim: now to a story you' ll see only on wesh 2. a leesburg couple catches two people loading items from their home into a u-haul. donald and jennifer herst say they came home thursday and scared the burglars, who tried to flee in the u-haul. the bad guys slammed into the couple' s truck and took off. but they were in hot pursuit. >> what, what am i falling out, because he is doing the turn. so w

she faces a maximum of 15 years in prison for running over thomas gregory last new year's eve as he was playing outside. she drove off and he had two broken legs. she faces prison time. >>> stocks rallied yesterday, but will that momentum carry into today? joining us is lauren simonetti. good morning, finally some good news, huh. >> reporter: it is a happy you know if the gains i am seeing in the premarket, dow up 200, if they hold, we have a positive week. it was a short week. it never felt positive. it felt like chaos and destruction all week on the market. oil is back to almost $31, good for stocks for the moment. and if you look at at asia, it was up 6%. breakfast was served early, if you will, and we like what we got starting in asia. >>> we're learning that gm is getting in on the car sharing game with a unique twist. whap are they doing here? >> reporter: gm estimates that 5 million people use car sharing apps which is expected to go five fold by the year 2020. they want to be in the forefront. gm is renting car, sharing car, ann arbor, michigan. malibus, tahoes, available throug

michelle simkins was convicted she left 12-year-old thomas gregory with two broken legs and serious internal injuries. he was playing in front of his home when he was hit and run more than 100 feet. the police found the car days later and taste it to simkins -- traced it to simkins. >> you blasted through him, ran over his legs, and cause permanent scarring. angela: thomas cannot run and jump as used to, but he hopes to recover fully. jim: a former pedicab driver was found not guilty of raping a customer. >> happy. i felt that justice was served. george brainard did not show a lot of emotion. but he hugged his attorneys, grateful to be cleared of the sexually based crime. >> i am grateful, i lost three jobs because of it, people bashing me left and right. reporter: the victim claimed she left her boyfriends place, feeling sick from being drunk and smoking pot. she did not remember -- she accused him of pulling her into the woods and raping her. but the police think she claimed rape to keep the boyfriend from finding out that it was consensual. reporter: brainerd admitted to lying to police a

as low as a few years in jail for not stopping after she hit and broke the legs of 12-year-old thomas gregory on new year's eve two years ago. >> i want to say sorry to those affecteded. undergoing physical therapy and surgeries. his parents are emotionally and financial scarred paying over $100,000 in medical bills because michelle simkins was not insured. >> she thinks she can get away with unlawful acts without consequence. we ask you to sentence her the maximum. >> reporter: the maximum was 15 years. the judge noted the record of fleeing scenes which happened after his hit-and-run. >> driving down busy roads, driving a car that is nothing more than a 3,000 pound bullet is dangerous. >> reporter: dangerous enough the judge gave her ten years in jail and five years probation. even her mother didn't object although she did admit it broke her heart. >> this is going to be the best thing for her. the next new option i knew i morgue and i didn't want to do that. >> reporter: now the favorite question that simkins drivers license be permanently provoked once out of jail but the judge didn't go t

she ran over thomas gregory as he was playing outside of his home on new year's eve. she left and he had go two broken legs. for trump and -- sanders. the lead for sanders is partially built on his economic policies. voters say they trust him more than clinton when it comes to the economy. on the g.o.p. side, voters were more divided when it comes to who would handle foreign policy the best. in that category, trump led, and marco rubio is behind him at 26%. >> luanne: topping local business headlines, more staff members will get raises. a 5.1% raise, that's the same jump in pay that teachers got earlier in the year. >>> what is old is new again on the space coast. florida today reports that the space coast tourism office is campaign focusing on the no nostalgic beach. >> luanne: mark wall berg and his brother paul will come to florida when their restaurant opens. it's rumored to open on february 18. but a spokesperson said that that date is not correct. we'll have to wait and see. >> luanne: we head live to washington, d.c. where they are expected to get hit with two

with serious bodily injury two years ago on new year's eve in cocoa beach, hitting 12-year-old thomas gregory, breaking both of his legs with her suv. the maximum sentence allowed was 15 years but because of her record of fleeing and eluding police, the judge gave her 10 years in jail and five years probation. defendant agreed with the ruling. >> but, on the other hand, this is going to be the best thing for her because the next option i knew, i'd be pulling her out in the morgue. >> the fact there's convictions after that that makes sure -- conditions after that to make sure she is integrated back into society and is responsible and gets the care, the help she needs, is fabulous. >> two people busted, a third on the run accused in a russian >> reporter: it's a bizarre scream. hundreds of commercial truck licenses were handed out illegally and the people who set up the scheme now are in jail, at least two out of the three of them. it was russian trucking school.com. and basically what they would do is apply for licenses all with the same address. the person who headed up this ring, he's been

she hit thomas gregory while he was playing basketball outside a cocoa beach home. the crash left the boy with two broken legs. legs. >> in orange county, there are lingering questioning following the drowning of a 3-year-old boy. the toddler was found unresponsive in a backyard pool. sky 6 flew over the scene the boy was rushed to arnold palmer hospital. it is unclear how the boy ended up in the water and who was responsible for watching him at the time. >> in brevard county, concerned people in one community are sounding off over coyote traps. people have been told to be on alert. now those traps have been removed before catching this animal. the reason is because the fish and wildlife conservation have not deemed these animals a nuisance f. a kai tee is caught and moved this could be a violation. neighbors say with a cat being killed, something needs to be done quickly. >> hopefully it won't be a tragedy for it to be elevated into the nuisance area. >> he is now consulting with lawyers to figure out how to happenedle the coyote problem. >> it is time to head outs

last month michelle simkins, 29 year-old thomas gregory in cocoa beach. he was seriously injured. simkins did not have a valid license at the time of the crash facing up to 15 years in prison. we will let you know the sentence on i was news at noon >>> orange county waste management says 3 garbage haulers are catching up 3 weeks after new service started at weather tell you about the the beginning of the year. service. waste management says calls for mr. service or dropping. >> a couple hundred per day. we were up to the first day in the neighborhood of 12,000. >> county leaders say spain- based fcc has the most complaints but leaders say all haulers are having problems but fcc has more customers >>> volusia county a city leaders daytona beach are getting more time to find shelter for homeless. we told you about the homeless building on beaches st., pitt county leaders voted to reopen amenity eileen park across the street which was closed by the city. one councilman says trespassing from the building is not a viable option. >> if you're going to arrest people for things like sleep

. >> officer gregory thomas, columbia. officer stacy lin case. columbia. deputies sheriff dealten daniels, firefighter stourert gregory hardy, beaufort. officer kenneth stanton senior. on behalf of all south carolinians, to their families know we will never forget. [ cheers and applause ] >> i have always felt blessed to have the support of my family. michael has always been my most trusted adviser. this year that was even more true. he supported me through the grief, the decisions we made and the prayers as we move forward through south carolina's tragedies. please help me welcome my strength, my part and say the [ cheers and applause ] >> hard to believe how much my little ones have grown. they have spent so much of their lives in the public eyes and they handle it in a way that makes us so proud. this is her last year at home before she goes off to college. please help me welcome my pride and joy. [ cheers and applause ] >> recently we lost a senator whose graciousness touched so many. husband, father and grandfather for 25 years his work for the people

officer gregory thomas ellias, columbia. officer stacy lynn case, columbia. deputy sheriff dellton daniels, bennettville. firefighter stuart gregory hardy, bufort. firefighter kenneth michael firefighter toron weston, columbia. on behalf of south carolinians to their families, know we will never forget. [ applause ] >> i have always felt blessed to have the support of my family. michael has always been my most trusted advisor. this year, that was even more true. he supported me through the grief, the decisions we made and the prayers as we move forward through south carolinian's tragedies. a public servant is only as strong as those at home. please help me welcome michael [ applause ] >> it's hard to believe how much my little ones havegrown. they havav spent so much of their lives in the public eye. and these two handle it in a way that make us so proud. this is rena's last year at home before she ventures off to college. and waylan is finishing his last year of middle school. please help me bring out my pride and joy rena and naylan. [ applause ] >> recently

officer gregory thomas, columbia. officer stacey lynn, columbia. deputy sheriff delton daniels. firefighter stuart gregory hardy. firefighter kenneth michael stanton senior, pendleton. firefighter tyron westen, carolinians, to their families, know we will never forget. [applause] i have always felt blessed to have the support of my family. michael has always been my most trusted advisor. this year, that would be the best even more true. he supported me through the grief, the decisions we made, and the prayers as we moved forward through south carolina's tragedy. the public servant is only as strong as the strength she has at home. help me welcome my strength, my partner and the coolest first man ever, michael haley. hard to believe how much my little ones have grown. they have spent so much of their lives in the public eye. they handle it in a way that makes us so proud. this is my daughter's last year at home before she goes to college. and my son is finishing his last year in middle school. help me welcome my pride and joy. [applause] recently, we lost a senator whose warmth an

officer gregory thomas olea, columbia, officer stacey lyn case, columbia. deputy sheriff dalton daniels, but it's still. firefighter stuart gregory hardy, beaufort. firefighter michael kenneth stanton senior, on behalf of all south carolinians to their families, note, we will never forget. >>[applause] . >> i have always felt blessed to have the support of my family . michael has always been my most trusted advisor to go this year that was even more true. he supported me through the grief, the decisions we made, and the tires as we move forward through south carolina's tragedies. a public server and is only r hetrn s m. please help me welcome my strength, my man ever, michael haley. >>[applause] . >> it's hard to believe how much my little ones have grown. they spent much -- so much of their lives and the public eye in these dumb to handle it in a way that make us so proud pick this is reno's first year -- laughter at home before she leaves for cl. please help me welcome my pride and joy, rena and neyland. recently we love the senator is one thing graciousne

and whites, is there something in the background justice thomas -- backgrouj just as thomas jeffersond had? gregory: that is an important area of arkansas where you do see a lot of interracial cherokee-white families. the rediscovery of cherokee blood is that this is something that the post second world war has made possible. the fall of european fascism and jim crow segregation in the u.s. opened up a cultural space for people to actually embrace publicly what had been kept private for a generation or more. i'm not always immediate in my dismissal of those that come to me and say that they have cherokee blood. the reason is that the cherokee people have this long history of migration and adopting outsiders, whether it's through traditional means or intermarriage. is not always sincerely beyond the realms of -- it's not beyond the realms of possibility. as i say, the cultural space that has bent opened up -- has been opened up by the fall of fascism and racism -- not to say that we are free of that, certainly not -- but there has been this space opened up. we can reconnect with those over connectio

gregory 10 on your side. we continue our team coverage from williamsburg. our photojournalist lance thomas got this video this afternoon of the snow. you can see it blanketing the ground. people in western north carolina had to deal with the snow as, well. this is video from person county near durham. the snow stuck to grass and cars, but it was too warm to stick to the roads. v-dot is keeping a close eye on road conditions... trucks are on standby in case roads ice up as the temperatures drop county and williamsburg are the places crews are especially keeping an eye on. paula miller says v-dot is prepared for any slick spots on the roads this evening. icy conditions and speed led to a deadly crash in sussex county this afternoon. state police say 74-year-old nancy leigh smith died when her car crashed into a tree on route 31 - east of route 617. another person in the car was also hurt. police believe smith may have been speeding. she was not wearing a seatbelt. they say alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash. police in chesapeake three crashes early this afternoon. photojourn

gregory side. breaking news - this time in hampton. police are still looking for someone who jumped out of a car during a traffic stop on i-64. the search for that person pushed thomas nelson community college and the o-d-u peninsula higher education center into lockdown. both have since been lifted. 10 on your side's liz kilmer is live outside the college with new information. liz? those alerts were issued just after noon - following reports of an active police search. about two hours later the lockdowns were lifted but many questions remains. chopper 10 overhead- spotting police with dogs searching a neighborhood about a half mile north from thomas nelson we're told this all started when state police tried to stop a vehicle that was driving recklessly on westbound i-64. during the stop it was determined - we're told- that someone in the vehicle had a warrant out for a burglary. someone in the back passenger seat reportedly jumped out and ran across the interstate - toward thomas nelson. both thomas peninsula higher education center went on lockdown. we spoke with thomas nelson students- who say it was an alarming couple of hours- they knew little about what was go