CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina state troopers were investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed on the Interstate 485 outer loop Sunday night.
Witnesses told a trooper that a woman was lying in the middle of the interstate before several cars hit and killed her.
Troopers told Channel 9 that investigators determined the woman who was killed committed suicide.
RIGHT NOW: ALL lanes to 485 Outer Loop shut down bw Exits 64 and 61; one confirmed fatality @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/c1GdOZruuh
— DaShawn Brown (@DaShawnWSOC9) April 11, 2016
Family members told troopers, the woman involved was depressed.
No charges are expected to be filed against any drivers.
The incident happened just after 9 p.m. and all lanes of I-485 were shut down between mile marker 64 and 61 until 12:30 a.m. while investigators were working.
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