The death investigation is ongoing, and the Pasco Sheriff's Office has said the incident poses no known threat to public safety, according to WTSP. Pasco News also reported that the investigation was continuing and that no additional information had been released at the time of its report.
WTSP reported that a deputy was stopped at a red light on Ridge Road in New Port Richey around 6 p.m. Sunday when a driver asked for help checking on a passenger. The deputy checked the passenger and determined the person was dead.
WTSP identified the driver as 32 years old and the passenger as 29. Pasco News also covered the Ridge Road incident; the central event details in this account remain dependent on published reporting.
