Pasco County

April 24, 2023

News: 2 teens seriously injured following car accident on I-75 south

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A car accident in Pasco County Wednesday left two teenagers hospitalized, WFLA reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Chevrolet Corvette was travelling at high speed on Interstate 75 south near Overpass Road and lost control of the car.

The Corvette swerved to the inside shoulder, hit a guardrail, slid across three lanes and came to rest on the west shoulder. The driver, an 18-year-old Spring Hill man, and his passenger, an 18-year-old Spring Hill woman, were seriously injured and taken to an area hospital. State troopers said both were wearing their seatbelts.

April 14, 2023

News: 2 dead after collision between car, truck on State Road 54

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – Two people died following a collision between a car and a truck in Pasco County last week, Pasco News Online reports.

The accident happened in the area of State Road 54 and Morris Bridge Road on the morning of April 7. The Florida Highway Patrol said an 81-year-old woman was driving a car west on State Road 54 when she turned into the path of an eastbound tractor-trailer.

The truck crashed into the car, and both vehicles wound up in the southeast part of the intersection. The driver of the car, a Zephyrhills resident, and her passenger, a 38-year-old New York resident, died after being taken to an area hospital. Another passenger in the car was hospitalized in serious condition.

March 29, 2023

News: Elderly driver dies after SUV collides with pickup on U.S. Highway 19

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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.

March 28, 2023

News: Port Richey man killed when motorcycle crashes in Pasco County

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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.

March 21, 2023

News: Driver injured after crashing into Wesley Chapel restaurant

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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.

March 13, 2023

News: Driver turning into Pasco County parking lot fatally strikes pedestrian

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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.

March 7, 2023

News: Scooter rider dead after colliding with van in Pasco County

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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.

March 2, 2023

News: Woman on bicycle struck, killed by patrol car in Pasco County

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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.

February 22, 2023

News: Driver killed, passenger injured in SUV crash on I-75 in Pasco County

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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.

February 20, 2023

News: Motorcyclist, 63, dies after colliding with SUV in Pasco County

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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.