Port Charlotte, FL : Driver died in a single-vehicle crash near Veterans Boulevard on Sunday, February 12, 2017

The driver who died in a single-vehicle crash in Port Charlotte has been identified, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

It happened at the corner of Orlando Boulevard and Hammond Street in Port Charlotte – near Veterans Boulevard.

Charles Sorrentino, 29 of Port Charlotte, was driving south on Orlando when he tried turning east onto Hammond. He lost control and drove through a fence at 119 Allworthy Street.

Emergency crews arrived and found him unconscious in his vehicle.

A helicopter was requested but the call was soon canceled.

He was instead transported to Bayfront Health where he was pronounced dead.

Florida Highway Patrol investigated the scene.

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Victim ID'd in fatal Port Charlotte crash