Crime & Safety

Woman Killed In Pasco Crash That Lands 2 Vehicles In Ditch: FL Troopers

A teen who failed to stop for a stop sign hit an SUV at a Pasco County intersection, FHP said. A Dade City woman died in the crash.

PASCO COUNTY, FL — A 45-year-old Dade City woman was killed in a Wednesday evening crash that landed two vehicles in a ditch — one overturned, the other caught fire, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

A 16-year-old Dade City boy was heading north on Curley Road in a Ford F150 around 6:45 p.m.

At the same time, the woman, driving an Audi Q5, was heading west on Saint Joe Road.

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The teen failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of the two roads and hit the SUV, FHP said.

The crash redirected both vehicles off the road and into a ditch.

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The truck became engulfed in flames, while the SUV overturned and the woman was thrown from it, FHP said.

The teen was brought to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The woman died at the scene.

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