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Akeem Brunson / WINK PUNTA GORDA, Fla. A 79-year-old Punta Gorda woman was identified as the victim in a deadly crash that closed a portion of Taylor Road on Sunday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Jackie Francis Ballak was pronounced dead at 11:37 a.m. at the scene near Taylor Road and Knights Drive, State troopers said. Ballak, who was driving a 2003 Jeep Liberty, “experienced a medical anomaly,” and drove off Taylor Road and into nearby trees, the FHP said. The crash happened at 11:35 a.m., closing Taylor Road in both directions from Jones Loop Road to Knights Drive, State troopers said. The road reopened just before 2 p.m.