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A 25-year-old man is dead after the vehicle he was riding in was hit from behind in southeast Charlotte on Sunday evening.
Early Monday morning, Charlotte police identified the man as Barnette White, Jr.
According to police, White was thrown from a 1999 Toyota 4 Runner after it was hit from behind while turning onto Independence Boulevard near Village Lake Drive. This is along the 7200-block of Independence.
Officers say the wreck occurred around 7:21 p.m.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials say it may be a while before they know what caused a deadly plane crash in Lincoln County.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the 1971 fixed wing, single-engine plane belonged to James B. Thomas from Denver. Officials say Thomas took off from the Laney Airport just minutes before the crash.
Authorities in Catawba County say Thomas was killed when the plane crashed in a wheat field near Balls Creek School Road in Newton. Investigators say he was the only person on board.
A North Carolina walker was hit and killed by a car on the same stretch of road he was seriously injured on during an identical accident three years ago.
Gary Von Lunsford, 52, was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday night as he walked southbound along Sawmills' US 321-A highway wearing dark clothing.
It came less than 36 months after he was hospitalized in a coma for six weeks after a carbon copy crash in the same spot.
He had walked to see his wife Catherine Lunsford at PD Grocery on Sawmills School Road at 8 p.m., according to News-Topic.
Troopers are asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Lincoln County Wednesday.
The incident happened between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m. on Summerow Road at Business Highway 321.
Officials say the woman, later identified as 53-year-old Sherry Kittle, was found deceased on the side of the roadway.
Troopers are looking for a mid-sized white sedan that likely has front end damage and broken headlights.
Anyone with information is asked to call (828)466-5500.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to an accident in the 10100 block of University City Boulevard near East Mallard Creek Church Road around 11:30 Saturday night. Upon arrival, officers found a man in the median. MEDIC pronounced him deceased.
Police say the driver was traveling inbound on University City Boulevard when the pedestrian was struck by her vehicle as the crossed the road. A witness observed the vehicle swerve to avoid hitting the pedestrian, who did not cross the road at a marked crosswalk. The roadway was not illuminated by streetlights.
One man is dead after a motorcycle accident near Charlotte Motor Speedway. It happened around 6:00 Saturday night, on Morehead Road.
Authorities say 25-year-old Carl Judson Parker was pronounced dead on scene. They believe Parker hit two vehicles, before crashing his motorcycle. Those drivers were not injured.
Like dozens of others, Hunter Rogers was tailgating before the race, just feet from the crash site.
"It didn't sound right. All of a sudden I heard the exhaust rev way up," Rogers said.
Rogers ran to help, but he says it was too late.
Classmates and friends in Rock Hill are remembering a 16-year-old who died when he lost control of his car and struck a light pole and two trees.
Officials have identified the victim as Frankie Adams. He was a junior at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill.
Friends and classmates of Adams say everyone knew him here at Northwestern High School, that's why his death has touched many around campus on Friday.
"When you walk past students, all they're talking about is him and all of the devastation in our school is just terrible," said student Danielle Dease.
A car chase in Charlotte ended with two people being taken to the hospital, according to officials.
The chase started Tuesday afternoon around 3:54 p.m. when a Trooper with the NC Highway Patrol spotted a car going 95 miles per hour on Interstate 85 near Little Rock Road.
Police say the 2010 Mazda 3, which was being driven by a man later identified as 27-year-old Willie Cordelle Wright, was stolen out of Charlotte.
The N.C. Highway Patrol says troopers are investigating a fatal collision Monday morning at the rest stop on southbound Interstate 77 in Mooresville.
The collision was reported about 7:45 a.m., troopers said. It took place near mile marker 38, with a tractor-trailer and car colliding. Initial police reports indicated one person was killed.
Details are unclear, but the wreck apparently took place in one of the ramps leading into or out of the rest stop.
The N.C. Department of Transportation said the rest stop will remain closed until about 11 a.m.