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DADE CITY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said two vehicles were involved in a deadly head-on collision Friday evening in Pasco County.

According to a report by WKMG, the crash happened on U.S. 98 near Stanton Hill Drive in Dade City at about 7 p.m.

The FHP’s initial investigation found that the driver of a Genesis GV80 was heading south on U.S. 98 when he tried to pass another vehicle.  The Genesis entered the path of a northbound Kia Soul, and the vehicles collided. The Genesis ended up in the travel lanes while the Kia came to rest on the shoulder.

DADE CITY, FL – A driver was killed in a wrong-way accident in Pasco County on Wednesday, Pasco News Online reports.

It happened in the area of 7th Street and Robinson Avenue in Dade City shortly before 5:30 p.m.

An investigation determined that a woman was driving a Chevy Cavalier southbound in the northbound lane on 7th Street.  The driver of a southbound Ford Ranger was attempting to make a left turn at the intersection with Robinson Avenue and collided with the Cavalier, causing the Chevy to veer off the road and crash into a building.

DADE CITY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a stolen vehicle was involved in a fatal crash in Pasco County on Saturday morning, Patch New Port Richey reports.

The incident occurred in Dade City, in the 33600 block of Clinton Avenue.  The FHP said a man was driving a Ford pickup truck believed to have been stolen from Zephyrhills.  As he headed east on Clinton Avenue at about 8:40 a.m, the pickup went onto the south shoulder, hit a utility pole, struck a fence and then overturned.

A passenger in the vehicle, a 30-year-old woman from Lakeland, was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.  The driver, believed to be a 40-year-old Lakeland man, fled the scene on foot.