PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Monday afternoon drive turned tragic on US-19 just south of Hudson Avenue. The crash happened around 3:20 PM when traffic was paused for a red light, leaving one local man dead and another seriously hurt.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 69-year-old man from Hudson was driving a Chrysler PT Cruiser north on the highway. Directly ahead of him, two other drivers had already stopped for the red signal at the intersection.
A 69-year-old man from Weeki Wachee was sitting in a Kia Telluride, right behind a GMC Sierra driven by a 44-year-old man from Hernando Beach.
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Troopers say the driver of the PT Cruiser failed to stop for the light. His car slammed into the back of the Kia, creating a violent chain reaction that shoved the Kia forward into the GMC Sierra.
The impact proved fatal for the driver of the PT Cruiser, who died at the scene. Emergency crews rushed the driver of the Kia to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the GMC Sierra walked away with only minor injuries and didn’t need an ambulance, troopers say.
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