Crime & Safety

Dade City, Zephyrhills Men Killed In Crash On U.S. 301

Two drivers have died after crashing nearly head on in Thonotosassa Saturday morning.

THONOTOSASSA, FL — Two drivers have died after crashing nearly head on in Thonotosassa Saturday morning.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 3:50 a.m. Saturday, A 29-year-old Dade City man was driving a pickup truck north on U.S. 301 north of Saint Francis Lane.

A 61-year-old Zephyrhills man was driving a sports utility vehicle south on U.S. 301 when the pickup truck crossed the centerline and entered the path of the SUV.

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The pickup truck and SUV collided nearly head on. The pickup truck rotated while the SUV overturned and rolled off a bridge into a ditch.

Both men died at the scene.

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