Articles Tagged with Wesley Chapel

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A truck and an SUV were involved in a fatal collision in Pasco County on Wednesday afternoon, WFTS reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene on State Road 52 after the wreck took place shortly before 2 p.m.  The FHP’s investigation determined that a woman was driving west in a Ford Explorer when she made a U-turn.  The Ford crashed into an international cargo truck that was going east on SR-52.  The two vehicles ended up on the outside shoulder of the road.

The Ford driver, a 37-year-old resident of Wesley Chapel, died after being taken to an area hospital.  The truck driver, a 51-year-old man from Orlando, was hospitalized with minor injuries.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A motorcycle collision left a man dead and disrupted traffic in a portion of Pasco County on Tuesday afternoon, Fox13News reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene along Interstate 75 near the exit to Overpass Road in Wesley Chapel.  State troopers learned a man riding a motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer near the 281 mile marker at about 11:40 a.m.  The motorcyclist, a 40-year-old man from Webster, died at the scene.

All northbound lanes of I-75 were shut down and traffic was diverted at Exit 279, resulting in backups that stretched for miles.  Drivers were advised to avoid the area until the interstate reopened later in the day.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A fiery car wreck in Pasco County on Sunday night left a driver dead, Fox13 News reported.

An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol indicated that the motorist was heading north on Interstate 75 in Wesley Chapel at about 7:20 p.m. and was cutting in and out of traffic.

The driver lost control of his vehicle and entered the outside shoulder of the interstate, where the vehicle crashed into a light pole and went up in flames.   The driver, a 46-year-old man from New Port Richey, was pronounced dead at the scene.  No other vehicles were involved in the fatal accident.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic along a stretch of Interstate 75 in Pasco County during Wednesday morning’s commute, reports WTVT.

The crash, which occurred at about 8 a.m., took place between State Road 54 and State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel.  The Florida Highway Patrol said commercial and non-commercial vehicles were involved, causing injuries that were not life-threatening.

All southbound traffic was diverted at Exit 279 for State Road 54.  The right lane of I-75 remained blocked nearly three hours after the wreck, which remains under investigation.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – Authorities are trying to locate the driver who struck and injured a teenage girl in Pasco County last Thursday morning, Pasco News Online reports.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 17-year-old victim was crossing the street on an electric scooter at Oldwoods Avenue and Tonka Terrace in Wesley Chapel when she was hit by a northbound sedan at about  7 a.m.

The driver reportedly did not stop at a posted stop sign prior to the collision  The girl, who was in a marked crosswalk at the time, was hospitalized with a broken arm.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A collision on State Road 56 in Pasco County on Saturday afternoon left two people dead and four others injured, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

The accident happened at the intersection of State Road 56 and Piazza Avenue in Wesley Chapel at about 3 p.m.  According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of an eastbound Nissan Altima made a left turn and entered the path of a Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle.  The motorcyclist, a 30-year-old man from Tampa, struck the car and was pronounced dead at the scene.  The FHP said he had been traveling at a high rate of speed prior to the wreck.

A passenger in the Nissan, a 36-year-old woman from Fitzgerald, Georgia, died after being transported to an area hospital.  The driver of the Nissan, a 32-year-old woman from Wesley Chapel, and three adult passengers in her car sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A search is underway for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident in Pasco County on Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A report by WTSP stated that the victim was a 17-year-old boy in Wesley Chapel.  The FHP determined that the teen was crossing the road in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Chancey Road and Bellmeade Court just after 10 p.m. when he was hit by a Nissan Pathfinder whose driver failed to yield.

The boy was declared dead at the scene.  State troopers said the driver involved fled the scene without stopping to help.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – One driver was killed and another injured when their vehicles collided in Marion County Wednesday night, WKMG reports.

The accident occurred along Interstate 75 southbound near mile marker 354.  According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 19-year-old woman was driving south on I-75 at about 9:10 p.m. when she drove off the road.

A pickup truck was parked in the emergency lane, and the woman’s car struck the back of a trailer attached to the pickup.  The woman, a resident of Wesley Chapel, died in the wreck.  State troopers said she was wearing a seat belt.  A 39-year-old Dade City man who was the driver of the pickup sustained minor injuries.

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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.

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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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