1 dead, 1 seriously injured in Pasco County motorcycle crash

A motorcyclist is dead, and his passengers suffered serious injuries in a crash on Thursday morning in Hudson. 

What we know:

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 33-year-old New Port Richey man was traveling eastbound on New York Avenue shortly after 11:30 a.m. as an 80-year-old Hudson woman in an Infiniti M35 was traveling westbound on New York Avenue. 

At the intersection of US-19, troopers say the Hudson woman turned in front of the motorcyclist and he crashed into her vehicle. 

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The motorcyclist was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries. 

His passenger, a 32-year-old New Port Richey woman, was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. 

The Hudson woman was not injured in the crash.  

The Source: This story was written with information provided by the Florida Highway Patrol. 

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