An 18-year-old man from Punta Gorda died early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Charlotte County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened around 1:06 a.m. Sunday on Piper Road, north of Jones Loop, troopers said.
Investigators report the vehicle was traveling southbound on Piper Road at a high rate of speed when it failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, and crashed into a utility pole and a fence. The vehicle then overturned…