CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police had to close down a busy south Charlotte road for hours after a man was killed in a crash overnight.
Officers told Channel 9 that just after midnight, a Volvo station wagon slammed into a utility pole at the intersection of South Tryon Street and Remount Road.
#Breaking Deadly crash @ Tryon & Remount involved SUV that hit pole Roads closed during investigation Latest on @wsoctv @ 4:30a #WakeUpWith9 pic.twitter.com/pbJ8uN1W0q
— WSOCTV (@wsoctv) February 1, 2017
When first responders arrived, they found the driver trapped in the car and had to cut the roof off to get to him.
Paramedics pronounced that person, Jon Guthrie, dead at the scene.
Police said he was not wearing a seatbelt and that speed looked to have been a factor in the crash.
#BREAKING UPDATE @wsoctv Police say driver of a station wagon that slammed into a utility pole not wearing seatbelt and speed was a factor. pic.twitter.com/K6xhETmKU9
— Blaine Tolison (@BTolisonWSOC9) February 1, 2017
The intersection was reopened just after 4 a.m.
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