79-year-old woman dies after colliding with other vehicle when changing lanes at U.S. 41 and Oil Well Road in Punta Gorda, Florida
A woman killed in crash on US-41 in Charlotte County Thursday(link is external)
According to FHP, a 79-year-old woman in a sedan was driving south on US-41 in the left lane south of Oil Well Road. While a 20-year-old man in a sedan was driving in the right lane while traveling south on US-41.
Punta Gorda woman killed in Charlotte County crash on U.S. 41 and Oil Well Rd(link is external)
According to the report, the woman made a lane change and entered the right lane in front of the second vehicle. However, the front of the Cape Coral man’s vehicle collided with the rear of her vehicle.
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