CHARLOTTE — A man died after he tried to run across a busy southeast Charlotte highway over the weekend, police said.
It happened just after 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Officers were called to East Independence Boulevard near Wendover Road.
Detectives believe a man was running across the highway when he was hit by a Nissan heading east along the road.
CMPD said the man, 73-year-old Harry Brooks, died at the scene. His toxicology results are pending.
The driver of the Nissan was not hurt.
CMPD closed the outbound lanes of Independence Boulevard while they investigated.
No further information was released.
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