Punta Gorda woman dies in I-75 crash in Fort Myers
Florida Highway Patrol said a passenger in a pickup died when the driver lost control, flipping the truck in Fort Myers on Tuesday morning.
Troopers said a 40-year-old Punta Gorda man was driving a Toyota Tacoma south on Interstate 75 north of the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit about 9:30 a.m. when he lost control and overturned the truck.
The crash diverted traffic for hours, troopers had reported early afternoon Tuesday, clogging State Road 82 and the interstate.
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A passenger, a 39-year-old Punta Gorda woman, died at the scene, troopers said. The driver sustained serious injuries.
Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle records indicate eight people have died on Lee County roads in 2023. The bureau reports 902 crashes with 524 injuries.
Stacey Henson is the breaking news and visuals editor for The Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News. You may reach her at shenson@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: A Punta Gorda woman died Tuesday in a one-vehicle crash on I-75
