A Tarpon Springs man was killed, and two other people were seriously injured in a crash on Keystone Road in Tarpon Springs on Saturday evening, authorities said.
Around 5:30 p.m., Rick Dunning, 58, of Misick, Michigan, lost control of his 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility vehicle while traveling east on Keystone Road near George Street S., the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The Tahoe crossed over the grass median into the westbound lanes, where it collided almost head-on with a 1996 GMC Sierra pickup truck, troopers said.
A passenger in the pickup, 45-year-old James Paul Wells, died at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, the FHP said.
The driver of the pickup, Jane Elizabeth Dietz, 51, of New Port Richey was taken to Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in critical condition. Dunning was taken to the same hospital with serious injuries, troopers said.
Charges are pending, the FHP said.