Port Charlotte motorcyclist killed in Punta Gorda crash

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A Port Charlotte man was killed in a motorcycle crash on US 41 North and West Retta Esplanade in Punta Gorda on Tuesday night.

Around 6:45 p.m., officials responded to the crash that involved a pickup truck and a motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, Austyn Marquis Richards, 29, was brought to Shorepoint Health Punta Gorda where he was pronounced deceased.

No other injuries were reported.

Traffic Homicide Investigators is continuing the investigation.