Pinellas County<\/a> on Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\nThe backstory:<\/p>\n
Troopers arrived at the scene around 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday. Roads were blocked due to the crash, but all lanes reopened at 8:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
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According to authorities, a 59-year-old New Port Richey woman was headed northbound on US-19. She lost control of the Ford Taurus she was driving and crashed into a utility pole.<\/p>\n
The driver and the 44-year-old New Port Richey man, who was a passenger in the Ford, were both seriously injured and airlifted to a nearby hospital, according to troopers.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information for this story was collected from the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n
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