Pasco County, FL (October 13, 2020) - A 45-year-old man from Holiday was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on Tuesday, October 13th. The accident was first reported around 5:40 a.m.

Police responded to the scene at Denton Avenue near Dora Lane. According to reports, the deceased man was driving a pickup truck when he collided head-on with a tractor-trailer driven by a 6-year-old man from Brooksville. The pickup driver suffered critical injuries and died at the accident scene. His identity has not been released at this time. No other injuries were reported. It is not clear what caused the crash to occur at this time and an investigation is ongoing.

There are no further details available at this time.

This year alone there will be about 250,000 injury crashes in Florida. A Florida car accident can have life-altering consequences in a matter of seconds. Each day, innocent drivers and passengers are affected by negligent driving on our roadways. In the aftermath of a crash, you could experience loss of income, physical pain, psychological impacts, as well as costly and complicated medical treatments. 

Our thoughts go out to those affected by this fatal collision in Pasco County. 

Rubenstein Law is dedicated to serving individuals & families injured by the negligence of others. We know first-hand the heartbreak that can be left behind after an accident. In our news blog, we write about cases of personal injury relevant to our line of work, and we report on news of judgments and appellate cases that affect the rights of personal injury claimants. We feel a responsibility to raise awareness of the injury and tragic loss of life occurring across our state every day.

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