Truck Driver Killed in Florida Hit-and-Run

0:00It's April 21st. Welcome to Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A hit-and-run crash on Interstate 75 in Manatee County, Florida took the life of 34-year-old truck driver, Stavin Albert, face on Monday morning. He left behind four young kids and his family is reeling from the shock. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol say the chaos started when an 18-year-old in a Mustang started weaving wildly through traffic just south of state road 64. That forced a Chevy trailblazer into the path of facey semi-truck causing the fatal wreck. Facey had barely been on the road for an hour, hauling loads for the trucking company he ran with his cousin. His mother, Judy Thomas, described the agony of learning he flipped over with no response on his phone or from his cousin at the scene. She said it feels like part of her life vanished. Turns out the Mustang driver was Jonathan Matos Morales, a minor league catcher formerly

1:00with the Atlanta Braves. The team spotted the vehicle in their complex after authorities put out the word, ticked off troopers right away and that led to Morales' swift arrest. The Braves confirmed they're fully cooperating with investigators and offer condolences to everyone affected. As the probe digs deeper, facey's loved ones hold on amid the grief.