FHP: New Port Richey teen hit, killed in Pasco County
Law enforcement tape and vehicles at the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash in Pasco County.
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - A teenager lost his life early Tuesday morning while walking on State Road 54 in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say a 19-year-old boy was walking in the eastbound travel lanes of State Road 54, west of Rowan Road in New Port Richey around 4:20 a.m. when he was struck by a sedan driven by a 27-year-old woman from Holiday.
The teen died at the scene.
The driver of the sedan suffered minor injuries.