Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash On I-75 In Pasco: FL Troopers
A motorcyclist died Tuesday night after hitting two SUVs on Interstate 75 in Pasco County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
PASCO COUNTY, FL — A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Pasco County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The motorcyclist, a 62-year-old New Port Richey man, was heading north on I-75 in the outside lane north of County Road 54 around 7:40 p.m.
He overtook and hit an SUV that was stopped ahead of him in the outside lane and went on to hit another SUV that merged into the outside lane, FHP said.
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The motorcyclist died at the scene.
The SUV drivers, a 39-year-old Zephyrhills woman and a 34-year-old Wesley Chapel man, were uninjured in the crash.
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The passengers in the third SUV, a 36-year-old woman, a 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl, all of Wesley Chapel, were also uninjured.
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