Crime & Safety
Police Seek Witnesses to U.S. 19 Crash
A driver lost control of his motorcycle and was hit by two vehicles early Monday morning. Police say one of the drivers hit the motorcyclist and never stopped.
A Palm Harbor woman was involved in a chain reaction accident on U.S. 19 Monday morning that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital with serious injuries.
It happened at 4:16 a.m. just north of Anderson Park in Tarpon Springs. Police say 51 year-old Charles Richard Lloyd of Dunedin was driving a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound in the left lane when he lost control of the motorcycle.
Lloyd's motorcycle was then rear-ended by a white 1999 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Adriana Starr Ossa of Palm Harbor. The impact caused Lloyd to be ejected from his motorcycle. He was then struck by the Camaro and a second vehicle traveling northbound on U.S. 19. Tarpon Springs Police say the second vehicle that hit Lloyd continued on U.S. 19 and did not stop.
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Lloyd was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital with severe injuries. Ossa was not injured.
Anyone who may have witnessed this crash is asked to call Officer Jose Yourgules of the Tarpon Springs Police Dept. at (727) 938-2849.
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