Serious crash snarls State Road 776

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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.

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