Wesley Chapel Man, 29, Killed In Old Pasco Road Crash

WESLEY CHAPEL, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a Thursday evening crash on Old Pasco Road that left a 29-year-old Wesley Chapel man dead.

According to the patrol, Mary Louise Bitting, 51, of Wesley Chapel was driving a Lexus RX northbound on Old Pasco Road around 6:47 p.m. July 6. As Bitting attempted to make a left turn onto Quail Hollow Boulevard, troopers say Justin Lovig was riding a Honda motorcycle south on Old Pasco Road.

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Bitting, a highway patrol report said, failed to yield and turned into Lovig’s path. The front of the Honda struck the passenger side of the Lexus, ejecting Lovig from his motorcycle, the report said.

Lovig died at the scene, troopers say. Bitting suffered minor injuries in the crash.

The incident remains under investigation with charges pending the outcome. No further information is available at this time.

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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol