Suspected drunk driver identified in deadly Pasco County accident

PASCO COUNTY, FL – Authorities identified the suspected drunk driver involved in a fatal crash in Pasco County last week.

This is an update to a previous story.

According to the Tampa Bay Reporter , 24-year-old Ashlee Jordan Grisanti of New Port Richey has been charged with one count of DUI manslaughter in the case.  The Florida Highway Patrol said she was driving north on U.S. 19 at the intersection with Viva Via Drive shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday night when she turned into the path of a motorcyclist.

The vehicles crashed and the motorcycle rider was thrown from the bike. The victim, a 38-year-old man from Spring Hill, was taken to a hospital where he later died.  Grisanti and two passengers in her vehicle sustained minor injuries.

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