Crime & Safety
Woman Run Over, Killed After Falling Out Of Truck: FL Highway Patrol
A Port Richey woman died after falling out of a truck on Ridge Road and being run over by a car, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
PASCO COUNTY, FL — A 38-year-old Port Richey woman died after falling out of a pick-up truck and being run over by a car early Thursday morning in Pasco County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The woman was in the truck, which was driven by a 34-year-old Port Richey man and heading west on Ridge Road just before 1 a.m.
At the same time, a car driven by a 21-year-old Spring Hill man was heading east on the road.
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When the truck turned left at the intersection of Lemon Road, the woman fell out and into the path of the car, which hit her, FHP said.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. Neither driver was injured in the crash.
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