Reckless Morning: Baseball Player Charged in Fatal Crash

0:00An 18-year-old former minor league baseball player faces vehicular homicide charges after a deadly crash on Interstate 75 in Manatee County. Florida Highway Patrol says Jonathan Matos Morales drove his Mustang recklessly southbound near State Road 64 just before 6.30 a.m. on Monday slamming into a Chevy Trailblazer that didn't flip the semi-truck, killing 34-year-old driver Stauvin Albert Facy and shutting down. Highway for 6 hours, witnesses spotted Morales weaving wildly, tailgating and speeding before Das Camp footage captured the hit-and-run. He bolted from the scene but ended up at the Atlanta Braves training facility in Venice. Earlier that evening, a Braves executive tipped off troopers, saying he was 99% sure the damaged Mustang was there in the players. Lot. Staff tried reaching Morales in his dorm, but he dodged them until cops did a welfare check.

1:00Troopers confronted him around 11.30 p.m. and Morales admitted trying to switch lanes to avoid breaking traffic, claiming he was too shaken to. Stick around after seeing Crash videos all mine and learning the trucker died. Pain transfer and crushed damage on his car matched the Trailblazer perfectly. He's out now on $200,000 bond with no driving allowed and his passport surrendered as his family watched in court Tuesday leaving. Everyone asking how one reckless morning spiraled into this tragedy. From your city powered by AI, this is Tampa Bay News today.