PASCO COUNTY, FL – One person died after their vehicle crashed into a pond off SR-54 in Lutz Wednesday morning.
According to WFLA, a 52-year-old woman was traveling on SR-54 near Henning Lane when she lost control of her vehicle and went off the road into a pond. Her vehicle was completely submerged and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Florida Highway Patrol is still investigating the cause of the incident.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – A man died when he was struck by a vehicle when walking along a roadway northeast of Zephyrhills Sunday morning.
The victim was walking south in the northbound lane of Old Lakeland Highway at Melrose Avenue at about 4:25 a.m. when he was hit by an oncoming vehicle, reports the Tampa Bay Times.
The identities of the victim and driver have not been released.
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – An 81-year-old man died and a 13-year-old passenger was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash near State Road 54 Wednesday night.
According to WFLA, the man was headed south on Wiregrass Ranch Boulevard approaching a construction zone when he hit a barrier fence. The vehicle then collided with a John Deere excavator at the construction site.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the passenger was transported to an area hospital for serious injuries.
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A woman was struck and killed while crossing a roadway early Thursday morning in New Port Richey.
The 65-year-old Port Richey resident was heading west across Rowan Road near Gibraltar Avenue. According to FOX13, a driver in a sedan was traveling south on Rowan when they fatally struck her.
The woman died at the scene of the accident.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – A man was fatally struck by a pickup truck while he was crossing an intersection south of Spring Hill on his moped Tuesday.
The incident happened at the intersection of Colony Road and Fairwinds Road as the moped rider made a left turn from Lake Karl Drive, reports WFLA. Police say the man came to a complete stop before attempting the turn.
The driver of a Ford F-150 failed to stop at a stop sign on Fairwinds Road, proceeded into the intersection, and collided with the moped.
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – Two people were killed and a third was injured when their vehicles collided on SR-56 in Wesley Chapel yesterday, WTSP reports.
A 52-year-old man attempted to turn left from SR-56 onto Lajuana Boulevard at about 3 p.m. yesterday and was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The man and his 56-year-old female passenger were both thrown from the vehicle, and were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither had been wearing a seatbelt.
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