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2 dead in northwest Charlotte wreck, paramedics confirm

CHARLOTTE — A deadly crash was reported on Aug. 10 in northwest Charlotte, MEDIC confirmed.

The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. on Mount Holly-Huntersville Road near Northwoods Forest Drive, according to MEDIC.

One person died and another was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The deceased victim was identified as Devon Oliver Kerr.

On Aug. 30, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced that the other driver, David Wayne Olney, died at a hospital five days after the crash.

According to CMPD, Kerr was traveling northeast on Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road when he went left into the path of Olney. Their two cars collided head-on. CMPD said that Kerr wasn’t wearing a seat belt, but Olney was wearing his seat belt.

(Watch the video below: Troopers: 1 dead, 2 airlifted in crash in Chesterfield County)

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