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Driver dies in crash on Gasparilla Road near Rotonda

Posted at 8:55 AM, May 26, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-26 08:55:29-04

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – Troopers are still investigating a deadly crash near Rotonda Thursday that took the life of a Port Charlotte man.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, just before 4:30pm, a car driven by 26-year-old Michael Holland was going north on Gasparilla Road near Redwood Road when it crossed the center line and hit a small Kia head-on.

Holland died in the crash.

The person driving the Kia, 80-year-old Bernadean Porter of North Port, is in the hospital with serious injuries.

Troopers say it is unknown at this time whether alcohol was a factor in the crash.

The investigation continues.