the latest happened in brandon john kotfila. here are the signs and signals to try to prevent drivers from going the wrong direction in that part of town. >> reporter: we may never know old erik mcbeth's mind when he decided to drive west in the eastbound lanes of the selmon expressway. what we do know is that all the traffic signals were up and running alerting drivers that those lanes were closed. flashing lights, neon barricades driving along town center boulevard in brandon, it would have been very hard, almost impossible not to notice that the selmon expressway ramp is closed to westbound traffic just like it was early saturday morning. despite those measures authorities say mcbeth could have driven up this exit ramp. we reversed this video of our drive in to show you the possible path mcbeth took before colliding with deputy kotfila's patrol car head on. >> it could have been his car, could have been anyone else's car. >> reporter: in the dark of night it's possible the deputy didn't spot the wrong-way driver until it was

. >>> just last weekend in hillsborough county a wrong way driver claimed the life of deputy john kotfila jr., on the selmon expressway near brandon. we brought you full coverage of his funeral this past weekend. fdot is installing a series of signs and lying in hopes of preventing these types -- lights in hopes of preventing these type of crashes again. >>> several families are home out this weekend. fire crews headed to killian street in spring hill last night. turns out an underground pipe from one of the homes was leaking propane gas so about eight of the homes were cleared out, they were able to return after crews fixed that leak. >>> st. petersburg police report a spike in overdoses from the drug spice, we're now learning about arrests involving the drug in another pinellas county city. there are two people, these are two people from clearwater that police caught just yesterday. officers say cory lawrence and marie covanas had what appeared to be synthetic marijuana. they were busted at crestlake park where several people have had reactions to the dangerous drug. the police chief sa

. >>> a week ago a wrong way driver claimed the life of hillsborough county deputy john kotfila. it happened on the selmon expressway near brandon. lights will be installed in hopes of preventing these types of crashes including 275. >>> flags at half-staff in indiana after a deputy is gunned down on the job, a second still fighting for his life. deputy carl kuntz and john buckley were attempting to serve warrants at a trailer park north of annapolis when someone started to shoot at them. kuntz didn't survive, leaving behind a wife and baby. the 27-year-old had only been with the department for two years. detectives later found the suspected gunmen dead in the trailer. >>> the python hunt for 2016 is over now. we're getting a good look at how big a problem the invasive researchers released some photos of those more than 40 burmese pythons they caught and killed the past three months. the snakes weigh a total of about a ton. one measured 16 feet and 140 pounds. scientists believe it's the largest male burmese python ever recorded in south florida. >>> it's been 14 months since the

kotfila jr. that crash happened on the selmon expressway near brandon. fdot now installing signs and lights in hopes of preventing the types of crashes including along i-275. >>> a needed boost for a first responder hurt in a crash. we told but eric valdez, when he was hit by an uninsured driver nearly two months ago. he was riding his motorcycle home from work. his right arm and hand severely family and friends held a fundraiser yesterday in tampa to help cover his medical expenses. he says he's grateful for all their help and chance to get back out into the community. >> it's nice to see everybody again. i was at home, couldn't move around much. nice seeing familiar faces, friends and family supporting us. >> valdez face as long road to recovery. he's undergoing physical therapy to overcome nerve damage in his arm. >>> emmy nominated actress laverne cox is coming to usf tonight. one of the stars of "orange is the new black," the first transgender woman of color to have a leading role in a drama