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A fatal motorcycle crash occurred on Little Road just north of Plathe Road in New Port Richey. A man and woman on a motorcycle came upon a disabled car stopped in the outside lane with its hazard lights on and tried to avoid a crash, but collided with the disabled vehicle. The man and woman landed in the road. The driver of the motorcycle, 54-year-old Michael Powell, was pronounced deceased at the crash site. His passenger was taken to Bayonet Point Hospital where she is in critical condition. Neither rider was wearing a helmet.