Articles Tagged with Pasco County

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pickup truck and an SUV were involved in a deadly crash on U.S. Highway 19 in Pasco County.

The Tampa Bay Times reports the accident happened near the intersection with Sea Ranch Drive. According to the FHP, a man driving an SUV north on U.S. 19 made a left turn into the path of a pickup truck, which collided with the SUV.  The pickup ended up on the west shoulder of the roadway while the SUV went into the grass median following the impact.

The SUV driver, a 79-year-old New Port Richey man, was pronounced dead at the scene.  He was not wearing a seatbelt.  The driver of the pickup, a 35-year-old man, and three passengers, a 30-year-old woman and two girls ages 4 and 8, suffered minor injuries.  The four occupants of the pickup, all Spring Hill residents, were reported to have been wearing their seatbelts.

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HUDSON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was killed when his motorcycle crashed in Pasco County last week, Suncoast News reported.

The accident happened Friday morning on Old Dixie Highway near Race Track Road shortly after 3 a.m. According to the FHP, the motorcyclist was headed north on Old Dixie Highway when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road.  The bike went across the southbound lanes and onto the west shoulder, where it overturned.

The rider, a 37-year-old Port Richey man, was thrown from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a vehicle crashed into a restaurant in Pasco County Friday morning, WTSP reports.

The accident happened at Panera Bread at the Shoppes at Wiregrass on Willet Way in Wesley Chapel.  According to the FHP, a man lost control of a Kia Rio while driving east on State Road 56 shortly before 7 a.m.  The vehicle crossed the median into the westbound lanes, entered the Panera parking lot, struck a parked car and then slammed into the building.

The car caught fire but firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze and come to the driver’s aid.  The driver, a 36-year-old Georgia man, was hospitalized with minor injuries.  No other injuries were reported.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A pedestrian was killed in an accident in a store parking lot in Pasco County, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

The Florida Highway Patrol released details of the incident that occurred Feb. 28 at a CVS store in the area of Moog Road near U.S. 19.  According to the FHP, the driver of a GMC pickup truck was headed east on Moog Road at about 10:35 a.m. when another motorist leaving a nearby parking lot made a turn in front of her.

When the pickup driver steered north to avoid a collision, she turned into the CVS driveway and struck a 70-year-old woman before hitting a pole.  The pedestrian, a Holiday resident, was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a crash in Pasco County involving a wrong-way driver claimed the life of a scooter rider, reports WFLA.

The accident happened Thursday evening near the intersection of Pretty Pond Road and Chenken Road.

According to the FHP’s investigation, the driver of a van was going east in the westbound lanes of Pretty Pond Road and crashed nearly head-on into a motorized scooter headed east.

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DADE CITY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one of its patrol cars was involved in a fatal accident in Pasco County on Saturday night.

According to a report by WTSP, the incident occurred on U.S. 301 near Desrosier Road in Dade City.

The FHP said a state trooper was driving a patrol car northbound at 9:49 p.m. and struck a woman riding a bicycle near the centerline of the highway. The woman, a 40-year-old Lacoochee resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name was not immediately released.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – An elderly driver was killed in a sport utility vehicle accident in Pasco County Sunday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A report by WFLA stated that the crash happened on Interstate 75 near mile marker 279.  According to the FHP, a 75-year-old Leesburg man was driving an SUV north on the interstate at about 4:50 p.m. when the vehicle went off the roadway, crashed through a fence and struck a tree.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger, a 73-year-old Leesburg man, was seriously injured.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A motorcyclist died following a collision in Pasco County on Thursday afternoon, according to IONTB.com.

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene in the area of Oakmont Boulevard and Anclote Boulevard after the incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m.

State troopers said an 83-year-old Tarpon Springs man was driving an SUV northbound on Oakmont Avenue and failed to yield at the intersection after a sedan stopped at Anclote Boulevard.  The SUV entered the intersection and went into the path of a westbound motorcycle, causing a collision.  The SUV then rotated and hit the sedan.

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PORT RICHEY, FL – A collision in Pasco County Monday morning killed a man riding a motorcycle, Pasco News Online reports.

The accident took place on Ridge Road near Stirling Road in Port Richey.  The Florida Highway Patrol said a 21-year-old Port Richey woman was driving westbound in the outside lanes when she changed lanes.  Her vehicle crashed into a motorcycle and the rider was thrown from the bike.  The car rotated and rolled over.

The motorcyclist, a 20-year-old Port Richey man, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.

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DADE CITY, FL –  The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred in Pasco County Tuesday night.

The Tampa Bay Times reports the crash happened on Tait Avenue near Lee Avenue in Dade City at about 8:35 p.m.

The FHP said a 42-year-old man was riding a bicycle north across Tait Avenue when he was struck by a westbound vehicle.  The bicyclist, a Dade City resident, was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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