CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police have identified the man they say died in a violent crash in south Charlotte near Pineville early Tuesday morning.
Authorities were called to the scene around 6:30 a.m. on Park Road, not far from CMC-Pineville and Pineville-Matthews Road, but officials believe the wreck happened hours earlier.
TRAFFIC ALERT | Part of Park Rd is closed in Pineville. Police say it appears a young man was killed after he was thrown from a car. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/AhmT6jjnit
— Mark Barber (@_MarkBarber_) November 1, 2016
Paramedics told Channel 9 that a young man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police identified him as 25-year-old Kyle Lord, a recent University of South Carolina graduate.
Police identify Kyle Lord, 25, as the man killed in the Park Rd. crash. He graduated from Univ. of South Carolina a year or two ago. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/MJl3DILIrD
— Mark Barber (@_MarkBarber_) November 1, 2016
Investigators said it appeared he was thrown from the vehicle.
Channel 9 saw the badly damaged SUV was flipped over and a brick sign was smashed from the impact, with the vehicle's bumper still hanging from it.
Investigators don't know what caused the deadly wreck near CMC Pineville. A bumper from car that flipped is wrapped around a sign. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/F5XStdcDLn
— Mark Barber (@_MarkBarber_) November 1, 2016
Park Road was closed between Park Cedar Drive and Willow Ridge Road while police investigated, and was expected to remain closed for hours.
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