Articles Tagged with Pasco County

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal accident involving a tricycle in Pasco County Monday morning, according to a WTSP report.

State troopers determined that the rider of the tricycle was going west on Long Avenue near 15th Street shortly before 2 a.m. in front of a Suzuki SX4.  The driver of the Suzuki, a 43-year-old man, overtook the tricycle and collided with it.

The tricycle rider, a 46-year-old woman, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.  The FHP said the tricycle did not have lights.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle and a school bus were involved in a collision in Pasco County on Monday afternoon, WTSP reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 16-year-old boy was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle east on Trinity Boulevard when the incident took place shortly before 3:30 p.m.  The school bus and other cars had stopped for a pedestrian on a crosswalk near Sweetspire Drive, and the motorcyclist was not able to stop in time.

The teen rider crashed into the back of the bus and was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.  There were no injuries among the 42 students on board the bus and the bus driver.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A crash at an intersection in Pasco County last week left one person and two others injured, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

According to New Port Richey Patch, the wreck occurred Aug. 16 on Little Road near Heritage Lakes Boulevard.  An investigation by state troopers determined that the driver of a Buick Reatta was headed south at about 9:20 p.m. and made a left turn into the path of a Tesla Model 3, resulting in a collision.

A passenger in the Buick, a 73-year-old woman from New Port Richey, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.  The driver of the Buick, a 75-year-old New Port Richey man, and the driver of the Tesla, a 45-year-old Osprey man, sustained minor injuries.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred in Pasco County on the evening of Aug. 11.

A report by Pasco News Online states that a man was riding a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle northbound on US-301 on wet road conditions.  The FHP said he lost control of the bike while trying to pass other vehicles north of Dead River Road.

The motorcycle overturned and slid off the roadway, then crashed into a roadside sign.  The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old man from Wesley Chapel, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a fatal collision involving an SUV and a motorcycle in Pasco County on Saturday morning, according to Pasco News Online.

The incident occurred at the intersection of State Road 54 and the Suncoast Parkway.  The FHP’s investigation determined that the driver of a Suzuki motorcycle was going east on SR-54 when he went through a red light at the intersection.

The motorcycle collided with a Ford Expedition that was making a left turn onto SR-54 with a green traffic light, and the impact caused the bike to catch fire.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle collision in Pasco County Friday night killed one of the drivers involved, WFTS reported.  Five other people were injured in the wreck, which occurred in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 41 and Hodza Street.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Honda Accord going west on Hodza Street went through a stop sign at the intersection at about 9:47 p.m. and was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup truck.  The Honda rotated in the intersection and was hit by a GMC Envoy going north on U.S. 41.

The driver of the Honda, a 61-year-old man from Weeki Wachee, died at the scene.  The Ram driver, a 51-year-old Brooksville woman, the GMC driver, a 50-year-old Brooksville man, and three passengers suffered injuries ranging from serious to minor.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a pedestrian fatality that occurred in Pasco County on Wednesday morning.

WTSP reports the victim was a 66-year-old woman from Zephyrhills.  She was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of State Road 56 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Wesley Chapel shortly before 6 a.m.

According to the FHP, the pedestrian was walking eastbound when she reportedly stepped off the median and entered the path of a northbound Toyota Corolla driven by a 25-year-old woman from Tampa.

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HUDSON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver who struck a pedestrian in Pasco County Friday night, reports Fox 13.

The FHP said a woman using a walker was on Old Dixie Highway near Hudson Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. when she was hit by a vehicle heading southbound.  The victim, a 67-year-old Hudson resident, was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital.

The driver left the scene of the crash in a vehicle believed to be a 2010-2011 Mazda.  Anyone with further information regarding the hit-and-run was asked to contact the FHP or Crime Stoppers.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released details of a fatal motorcycle accident that took place in Pasco County on Wednesday night.

According to WTSP, the incident happened along State Road 52 near Parkwood Street just before 8 p.m.  The FHP said a motorcyclist on a Harley Davidson was headed west and tried to make a U-turn, but turned into the path of an eastbound SUV and was struck.

The motorcycle rider, a 41-year-old Port Richey man, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the SUV, a 60-year-old woman from Land O’Lakes, was not injured.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A collision on U.S. 301 in Pasco County last Tuesday night claimed the life of a driver.

WTSP reported the victim was a 32-year-old woman from Citra, Florida.  The Florida Highway Patrol said she was driving north on the highway at about 10:34 p.m. when she lost control of her car near Mattingly Drive.

The vehicle crossed the median into the southbound lanes and collided nearly head-on with a road-marking truck.

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