Report: Cops clock motorcyclist at 107 mph on bridge

PUNTA GORDA — Police arrested a Port Charlotte man they clocked going over the Peace River at 107 mph on a motorcycle this week.

Punta Gorda Police Lt. Matthew Woelk was using a laser detection device during traffic enforcement on the Albert W. Gilchrist Bridge over the river, just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to reports.

He spotted a motorcycle headed south into Punta Gorda that appeared to be going faster than the 45 mph posted speed limit on the bridge, reports show…

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