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Photo via Charlotte County Fire and EMS spokeswoman Dee Hawkins-Garland. PORT CHARLOTTE Fla. A crash has backed up eastbound State Road 776 traffic from Oceanspray Boulevard to Gillot Boulevard, Charlotte County Fire and EMS spokeswoman Dee Hawkins-Garland said. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. at 776 and Gillot. An elderly man was pulled from his pickup truck and taken to Lee Memorial Hospital, Hawkins-Garland said. His condition is unclear. No other injuries were reported. The left turn and inside lanes of 776 are blocked, Hawkins-Garland said. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is on scene for traffic control and the Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.