New Port Richey Motorcyclist Killed in Collision with Truck

A two-vehicle collision Thursday evening killed a New Port Richey motorcyclist - the second to die in a crash in a little more than a day.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say Greg S. McKay, 50, was ejected from a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle when the bike struck a 1993 Chevy Silverado pickup that crossed into its path at Decubellis and Town Center Roads in Pasco County. The driver of the Silverado, Kenneth C. Nitz, 26, of Hudson, was not injured, troopers report. His passenger, Alleana Booth, 36, of New Port Richey, sustained minor injuries but did not go to the hospital. 

According to troopers, Nitz was turning left onto Town Center Road from the southbound left turn lane of Decubellis when he crossed into  the path of McKay, who was driving in the outside northbound lane of Decubellis.

The front of the Harley struck the front right side of the Silverado, troopers report. McKay was ejected from the bike, which overturned, and landed in the intersection of Decubellis and Town Center roads. He died at the scene.          

McKay was not wearing a helmet. Nitz was not wearing a seatbelt. Booth was. The crash is still under investigation.

The incident happened at 6:24 p.m April 21.  At 3:53 p.m. the day before, 71-year-old New Port Richey motorcyclist William Forrest died in a collision with a  at Trinity and Tamarind boulevards in Trinity.