Kelli Putnam, 28, killed in pedestrian collision with alleged DWI driver Gregory Alan Wheeling, Jr, on South Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina

The man accused of driving drunk and striking a pedestrian on South Boulevard Sunday evening appeared in court Monday and was given a $100,000 bond. Prosecutor Clayton Jones said Wheeling was driving at least 60 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone, according to witnesses. Putnam worked for several years at Mac’s Speed Shop on South Boulevard, right across the street from where she was struck. Gregory Alan Wheeling, Jr, appeared by video monitor in Mecklenburg County court Tuesday. He’s accused of driving drunk and speeding in the accident that killed 28-year-old Kelli Putnam.

A driver is facing DWI charges after fatally hitting a woman in Charlotte's South End Sunday evening, according to police. Jessica Ingalls, who said she and Putnam became best friends as teenagers in New York, came to mourn at the site where Putnam died. Ingalls said Putnam was “witty, fun, loyal and real.” She said they had an incredible connection as best friends and always had each other’s back. Putnam worked at Mac's Speed Shop and will be greatly missed, Mac's Speed Shop says: The owner of Mac's said Putnam was in their commercial, posted on YouTube. The anonymous woman says she saw the vehicle speeding before it crashed. “Probably around the South End area, this black Audi just flew by us and my brother’s friend made a comment, my gosh, I can’t believe he’s driving that fast,” she said.

Mourning siblings set up a GoFundMe page for the woman they say is their sister, the 28-year-old fatally struck in Charlotte's South End Sunday evening. Witness holds woman's hand after she was fatally struck in Charlotte's South End Gregory Alan Wheeling, 30, was driving an Audi when he fatally struck Putnam. The siblings say the funds donated will help with funeral costs and other expenses that may arise on Kelli's behalf. Tuesday, a GoFundMe page was set up by Putnam's five alleged siblings: Lisa, Jessica, Alea, Darrick and Alan. Kelli Sue Putnam was walking along the sidewalk when she stepped into the path of a suspected drunk driver on South Boulevard near Remount Road, officials say.