Punta Gorda woman dead, child seriously injured in State Road 31 crash
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A 33-year-old Punta Gorda woman was killed and her 11-year-old passenger was seriously injured in a crash at State Road 31 and Little Farm Road on Tuesday, officials said. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash around 5:30 p.m. An initial investigation found that the Punta Gorda woman didn’t make a complete stop at a stop sign and drove in front of a semi-truck, troopers said. The truck slammed into the left side of the Punta Gorda woman’s car, troopers said. The 31-year-old Hialeah man driving the semi suffered minor injuries...
