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. 

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.

Pasco County