Crime & Safety

62-Year-Old Man Dies In Single-Vehicle Crash On Paradise Point

A 62-year-old New Port Richey man has died following an accident Sunday at Paradise Point Way and Tournament View.

A 62-year-old New Port Richey man has died following an accident Sunday at Paradise Point Way and Tournament View.
A 62-year-old New Port Richey man has died following an accident Sunday at Paradise Point Way and Tournament View. (FHP)

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL -- A 62-year-old New Port Richey man has died following an accident Sunday at Paradise Point Way and Tournament View.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 8:21 p.m., Jeffrey Paul Leeman was driving his 1965 Chevy pickup truck south on Paradise Point Road just north of Tournament View when he lost control, entered the grassy media and collided with a tree.

He was transported to Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point where he died.

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