PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one driver died and another was injured after their vehicles crashed in Pasco County Monday morning.
Pasco News Online reported details of the collision, which occurred on State Road 54 near Heron Cove Drive in Lutz.
According to the FHP, the driver of an Infiniti G37 was heading west shortly before 8 a.m. and failed to properly navigate a curve in the roadway.
The Infiniti veered into the grass median, overturned, and re-entered the eastbound lanes, where it crashed into an eastbound Tesla Model 3 head-on. The impact caused the Infiniti to catch fire.
The Tesla driver was pronounced dead after being flown to an area hospital, while the Infiniti driver was hospitalized in serious condition. The crash slowed traffic on State Road 54 during the cleanup and investigation.
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