PORT CHARLOTTE
A 65-year-old man from Punta Gorda died six days after getting hit by a car while riding his bike in Charlotte County.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the 65-year-old man from Punta Gorda died on Sunday. Before dying, he was getting treated for critical injuries when he was transported to the hospital on Feb. 13.
A 22-year-old woman from Port Charlotte was going west in the left turn lane on Edgewater Drive, east of Bayshore Road.
The man riding his bike was going east on the south shoulder of Edgewater Dr., east of Bayshore Rd.
The woman turned left trying to get into a Marathon gas station parking lot and ended up crashing into the front of the biker.
Then the woman fled the scene after the crash.
Just a little bit later the woman and car were found. The car was impounded and the woman was arrested for leaving the scene of a crash involving a serious injury and no valid license.
The crash remains under investigation
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