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NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A motorcycle accident on State Road 54 in Pasco County claimed the life of a 19-year-old rider, the Suncoast News reports.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim of the Sunday morning wreck was a man from New Port Richey.  He was riding eastbound om a Kawasaki motorcycle at about 4:40 a.m. when he lost control of the bike east of Old County Road 54.

The FHP said the motorcyclist traveled to the outside shoulder of the roadway and crashed into a guardrail.  The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

PASCO COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle accident in Pasco County last week claimed the life of the rider, reports Pasco News Online.

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the incident June 9 on Blanton Road just east of Lake Iola Road just before 2:25 a.m.   The FHP’s initial investigation found that the motorcyclist was heading west and was not able to negotiate a curve in the roadway.  The motorcycle overturned, went off the road, struck a street sign and a tree on the shoulder.

The motorcyclist, a 34-year-old man from Dade City, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The cause of the fatal wreck remains under investigation by the FHP.

DADE CITY, FL – A motorcycle and an SUV were involved in a fatal collision in Pasco County on Wednesday morning, Pasco News Online reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to the wreck in Dade City at about 8:15 a.m.  The FHP said a man was driving a Honda motorcycle north on Bellamy Brothers Boulevard.  When the motorcyclist tried to turn left onto Bayhead Road, he lost control of the bike and was separated from it.

The rider entered the path of a Hyundai SUV heading south and was hit by the vehicle.  The motorcyclist, a 37-year-old Lithia man, died at the scene.

WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A Pasco County motorcycle accident last week claimed the life of a man from Wesley Chapel, the Suncoast News reports.

The crash happened on Wesley Chapel Boulevard near Progress Parkway on May 1 at about 12:25 p.m.

A preliminary investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol indicated that the 23-year-old victim was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle northbound at a high rate of speed.  The motorcyclist lost control of the bike, which went off the roadway before crashing into a street sign and a light pole.

PASCO COUNTY, FL – A Pasco County Sheriff’s deputy was struck and injured by a motorcyclist while attempting a traffic stop last week, according to a WFTS report.

The incident took place April 11 in the area of U.S. 19 and Beach Boulevard in Hudson at about 2 p.m.   The sheriff’s office said the deputy approached a man driving a black motorcycle to conduct the stop, but the motorcycle rider drove towards the deputy, struck him, and dragged him about ten feet.

The deputy suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.  A search is now underway for the motorcycle rider, who was reported to have been driving a Suzuki SC650 while wearing a full-face helmet, a tan shirt, black shorts, and back-top sneakers.