Crime & Safety

Teen Driver Died After Being Thrown From SUV In Pasco Crash: FL Troopers

An 18-year-old driver died and his two teen passengers were injured in a single-vehicle SUV crash in Pasco County, FL troopers said.

HUDSON, FL — The 18-year-old driver of an SUV died and his two teen passengers were injured in an early morning single-vehicle crash on Little Road, Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

The driver, a Hudson man, was heading north on Little Road when he lost control of his Nissan Xterra south of Fred Street driving into the median just before 2:30 a.m.

He was thrown from the SUV as it rotated and then overturned several times, FHP said. The driver died at the scene.

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His two male passengers, an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old from Hudson, each suffered minor injuries during the crash.

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