Crime & Safety
Tesla Driver Dies After Fiery Head-On Crash In Pasco: FL Troopers
The other driver involved in the Monday morning crash on State Road 54 in Pasco County was also seriously injured, FL Highway Patrol said.
PASCO COUNTY, FL — A Tesla Model 3 driver died after a fiery head-on crash Monday morning in Pasco County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The Tesla, driven by a 42-year-old Palm Harbor man, was heading east on State Road 54 at the same time a 19-year-old woman was heading west on the same road just before 8 a.m.
When the woman was unable to negotiate a curve in the road west of Heron Cove Drive, her car entered the grass median and overturned, FHP said.
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After her car left the median, it hit the Tesla head-on. Both vehicles came to a stop in the eastbound travel lanes.
The car erupted in flames after the crash, FHP said.
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Both drivers, who were seriously injured, were brought to area hospitals. The Tesla driver later died from his injuries.
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