Event Brief
HCSO: Stolen Kia crash hits Pierce Middle bus
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Summary: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Tonnetta Evans, 54, fled a stop on Hillsborough Ave. Wednesday in a stolen Kia with a deputy partly inside. The vehicle struck a Pierce Middle bus carrying 41 students, and Evans was later found with a pipe bomb, drugs, and fake cash.
WHO: Tonnetta Evans, 54; Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office; a deputy; 41 Pierce Middle students
WHAT: Evans fled a stop in a stolen Kia, struck a Pierce Middle bus, and was found with a pipe bomb, drugs, and fake cash.
WHEN: Sep 23, 2026
WHERE: Hillsborough County
WHY: The incident involved a fleeing suspect in a stolen vehicle; no specific motive was reported.
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