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Driver killed, another seriously hurt in fiery rollover crash on SR 54: FHP

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Published  March 3, 2025 1:35pm EST
Pasco County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A two-car crash in Pasco County killed one driver and injured another on Monday morning.
    • It happened shortly before 8 a.m. on SR 54 near Heron Cove Dr. in Land O' Lakes.
    • The crash investigation closed a stretch of SR 54 for hours.

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - One person died and another was seriously injured in a crash that shut down a busy stretch of SR 54 in Pasco County for hours, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday.

What we know:

According to FHP, an Infiniti G37 went into the median while rounding a curve near Heron Cove Dr. in Land O' Lakes shortly before 8 a.m. Monday.

The car overturned before crashing head-on into a Tesla Model 3 on the eastbound side of SR 54, troopers said, causing the Infiniti to catch fire.

One driver died and another was seriously injured in a crash on SR 54 in Pasco County on Monday. (Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol.)

One driver died and another was seriously injured in a crash on SR 54 in Pasco County on Monday. (Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol.)

Troopers said the driver of the Tesla, a 42-year-old Palm Harbor man, died at the hospital, while the driver of the Infiniti remains hospitalized with serious injuries.

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What we don't know:

FHP did not release the name of the man who died.

The Source: This story was written using information provided by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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