Tampa pilot allegedly plows as a cycling father and two children

On Sunday, a father from Tampa took his two young sons to spend the afternoon on a bicycle. Pedro Aguerreberry, 42, towed his little Bennett, aged three, in a trailer and eight-year-old Lucas rode a bike behind them. The three men were wearing helmets and on a marked bike path when a man drove a burgundy Dodge Caliber into the family, police said. The intentional hit and run resulted in the death of Pedro Aguerreberry, 42, and the hospitalization of his sons, police said.

Mikese Morse, 30, a former qualifier and qualifier for Olympic qualifying in the United States, was arrested Sunday night, hours after the attack, and charged with first degree murder, a serious and premeditated offense, according to reports. court documents. Under Florida law, a conviction for this crime carries a death sentence or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Just before noon, the Aguerreberrys were cycling near New Tampa Blvd. and Wood Sage Dr. when Morse stopped his car, turned around and chased the family on the bike path, said police chief Brian Dugan at a press conference Monday. Morse has accelerated, a witness said, and cannon his four-door Dodge in Aguerreberry and his boys. Morse did not stop, fleeing the scene and leaving the boys "basically watching their father die," said the Tampa police.

"It seems to be someone who is disturbed," said Dugan. "What kind of person would knowingly fly over a family who was just cycling on a bike path?" Although the attack was considered premeditated, Morse did not know the Aguerreberry family and apparently randomly selected them. Dugan said.

Bennett Aguerreberry, who was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, and Lucas Aguerreberry are expected to recover. Pedro Aguerreberry was pronounced dead at another hospital. At the time of Pedro Aguerreberry's death, his wife, Meghan Aguerreberry, had been with their sons, Dugan said.

Friends and neighbors have called Aguerreberry a father and a devoted husband, reported WFTS Tampa Bay, an affiliate of ABC.

After the Tampa Police Department released a description of Morse's vehicle, a citizen contacted the authorities. With the help of worried residents, the police were able to locate Morse and his vehicle within about three hours.

Mikese Morse. (Tampa / AP Police Department)

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies discovered Morse's car at Pebble Creek with a piece of duct tape on the windshield, covering the damage. Morse was found two blocks away at his parents' house; At the time of his arrest, Morse's mother was preparing dinner for her family. According to a criminal affidavit, Morse confessed to using his car to attack a father and his two children, Fox 13 News reported.