3 the richland 3 Penny Tax Program just released its annual report and. In it. Details on where millions of tax dollars have gone since the program started. News 19s loren thomas explains what the county hopes to get done this year. 3 Richland County residents should be prepared to see more construction like here on greene street as the Penny Program plans to do even more work on roads in the county this year. We just finished the year so we thought it would be a good idea of whats been accomplished and give the citizens an idea of what they n see go to construction this year. Richland county transportation director rob perry says 31 Million Dollars went toward Construction Projects around the county last year. This year youre going to see more resurfacing, sidewalks, bikeways and our first real projects going into construction. According to the penny report. 127 Million Dollars in sales tax has been collected since the programs start in 2013. Were projecting another 110 million to con
And slid i way sideways into an suv. And a Miami Dade Police car both stop waiting for the light. The brakes stopped working so i veered to the left so i wouldnt hit the car in front of me and the light turned green and i had to i could not stop. Reporter what is not telling us is that his chevy malibu was already on its side. After clipping to cars and he smashed headon into an suv which was driven into a Miami Dade Police cruiser. The driver sustained a hand injury and was transported to the hospital. And what about the brakes going out . We are saying he lost sliding through an intersection, hitting five cars, simon through his out of his car climbing out of his car i cannot believe i am still here. Reporter he is still sitting here. The suv smashed into them because of the impact of the malibu. It is quite a scene here tonight. Just a moment ago we found out that the driver of that vehicle was arrested for dui. Im hank tester cbs 4 news tonight. Now to a live look at the doppler ra
Hank tester stir hank tester joins us live. Reporter i can tell you right now the principal street in miami is closed down. An ugly accident and this viewer video just after the crash at 32nd st. And sw. 8th st. The driver claims he lost his brakes as he was heading west, clips to cars, and slid i way sideways into an suv. And a Miami Dade Police car both stop waiting for the light. The brakes stopped working so i veered to the left so i wouldnt hit the car in front of me and the light turned green and i had to i could not stop. Telling us is that his chevy malibu was already on its side. After clipping to cars and he smashed headon into an suv which was driven into a Miami Dade Police cruiser. The driver sustained a hand injury and was transported to the hospital. And what about the brakes going out . We are saying he lost control of the vehicle. Reporter upside down, sliding through an intersection, hitting five cars, simon through his out of his car climbing out of his car i cannot
Are going to see the potential for storms already active. Showers around parkland, Coral Springs, oakland park, sunrise, tamarack, everything is moving from the south and west, north and east. You are going to want to give yourself extra time and drive safely. A couple of showers around davy. Roads slick there and also dealing with showers across southern dade county. Low to mid70s across the board and look at the winds sustained 15 to 20 miles per hour. Throughout the day very unsettled we have a cold front downpours through the evening. 74 degrees, slight chance of a tornado, waterspouts, highrisk of rip currents, small craft advisory. How long will this last . Tomorrow what is in store for the weekend coming up is that south florida. 5 01 in the morning. Here is the drive on i95 at northwest 103rd street. Nice and quiet. Cars out there southbound. Northbound are the tail lights, we have construction closures throughout broward and miami dade. Watch out on the dolphin expressway on 2
Also as we are taking a look at Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, tamarack, sun vice getting soaked right now as we led further southwest, miami lakes also getting drenched, sweet water, west miami, coral gables, palmetto bay, cutler bay, you get it, we are dealing with a very wet start to your commute. Mid to upper 70s there, winds anywhere from 14 to 21 Miles Per Hour sustained. 29 to 32 Miles Per Hour throughout the day today unsettled, strong to severe storms possible with highs in the upper 70s, even through the evening hours and tonight an even better chance of storms into tomorrow. More on that in my complete forecast. A check of your traffic right now with vanessa. Reporter luckily right now all that rain is not affecting your drive just yet but i can assure you it eventually will. This is i95 southbound, so a lot of commuters out there, luckily no crashes just yet. So lets talk about drive times this morning. On the turnpike 874 up to 836, 9 minutes there that commute will take