74.6 F
The Villages
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Motorcyclist killed in Pasco County after losing control of motorcycle

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday evening in Pasco County after losing control of his motorcycle.

Thomas G. Dalton, 47, of Spring Hill, was riding a 2006 Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on Rowan Road approaching the intersection of Baillie Drive when he lost control of the motorcycle for unknown reasons and departed from the northbound lanes. Dalton entered the southbound lanes and overturned, according to a Florida Highway Patrol accident report. Kaitlyn Noel Clasen, 27, of New Port Richey was driving a 1998 Lexus sedan southbound and collided with the motorcycle that came to rest in the southbound lanes, while Dalton came to rest in the median, the report stated.

Dalton, who had not been wearing a helmet, was transported to North Bay Hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Costco location in The Villages will be a nightmare

A Village of Dunedin resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says she is thrilled about the news that Costco is coming to The Villages, but warns that the chosen location would be a nightmare.

Golf courses suffering from lack of care not El Nino

A Village of Orange Blossom Gardens resident says that the golf courses in The Villages are suffering from a lack of care and not El Nino. Read his Letter to the Editor.

We need the cross to remind us of Christ

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Lake Deaton resident contends we need the cross to remind us of Christ.

Climate change has already changed Florida permanently and irreversibly

A Village of Santo Domingo resident warns that climate change has already changed Florida permanently and irreversibly. And it could get worse.

Can everyone please stop with all the complaining?

A Village of St. James resident is fed up with all of the complaining from fellow residents. Read his Letter to the Editor.