CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested a woman in a deadly three-car crash in south Charlotte.
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Kenitra Peterson is charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and child abuse inflicting serious injury.
Police said she was speeding Dec. 17 on Clanton Road when she rear-ended a car. Both vehicles went through the intersection at South Boulevard and hit another car, according to officers.
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A passenger of the car that was rear-ended, Paulette Lawrence, died at the scene.
The crash shut down the LYNX Blue Line light rail for almost a day because the crash ended up on the light rail tracks.
Peterson’s two children were seriously injured in the crash. Her 10-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son were taken to Carolinas Medical Center.
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