61-Year-Old Spring Hill Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — A 61-year-0ld motorcyclist from Spring Hill has died following a crash Sunday on U.S. 19.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 10:30 a.m., the motorcyclist was headed north on U.S. 19 just north of Beacon Woods Drive.

Ahead of the motorcyclist, a 19-year-old New Port Richey resident driving a pickup truck was stopped at the intersection. The motorcyclist rear-ended the pickup truck and was ejected from the bike. He died at the scene.

Due to Marsy's Law, approved by Florida voters in 2018 to protect the identities of crime victims, the Florida Highway Patrol has chosen to no longer release the names of those involved in traffic accidents.