Driver fatally runs into 73-year-old Punta Gorda woman while she crossed Lake Babcock Drive

Writer: Paul Dolan
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Florida Highway Patrol. CREDIT: WINK News

A 73-year-old Punta Gorda woman has died after a driver crashed into her as she tried walking across Lake Babcock Drive, off State Road 31.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 46-year-old woman driving a sports car east on Lake Babcock Drive, east of SR-31, struck her.

The 73-year-old woman was in the crosswalk.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead after she was transported to the hospital with critical injuries.

FHP is still investigating.

As of 4 p.m., the road appears to have cleared.

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