Crime & Safety

Man Killed in Ridge Road Motorcycle Crash

Breaking: The fatal motorcycle crash occurred just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 on Ridge Road.

PORT RICHEY, FL — A 29-year-old Port Richey man is dead following a motorcycle crash on Ridge Road early Wednesday morning.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Patrick Garret Grattan was heading eastbound on Ridge Road around 2:15 a.m. Sept. 14 on a Honda motorcycle. As Grattan traveled just east of Airway Boulevard in the outside lane, he lost control of the bike and struck a curb.

Grattan’s Honda went onto the sidewalk and then a grassy shoulder before striking a utility pole, the patrol wrote in a media release. Grattan was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Troopers say alcohol was not a factor in the crash. Grattan was not wearing a helmet, the release noted.

No further details are being released at this time.

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