Pasco County used to be Pinellas' rural neighbor.  It was quiet, bucolic and beautiful.  It was close enough to Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater if you wanted to do something but far enough from the hustle and bustle.  Now, all that's changed. In a five-year period ending in 2016, Pasco’s fatal crashes occurred at a rate of 1.66 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. The national rate is 1.18, the rest of Florida is 1.32, and a six-county Tampa Bay region rate is 1.36. Pasco has … [Read more...]