CHARLOTTE — A young woman died after speeding and losing control of her car in University City on Saturday night, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police released.
Police say Skilar Lorraine Akers, age 18 of Concord, was speeding on University City Boulevard when she lost control and hit a guardrail near Harris Houston Road.
When CMPD arrived around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, they found Akers unresponsive, and MEDIC pronounced her dead.
According to CMPD, she was not wearing her seatbelt when she crashed.
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The crash was first reported on Saturday night just before midnight when Charlotte Fire alerted the public that University City Boulevard at Harris Houston Road would be closed due to a crash.
CMPD says they don’t know yet if impairment was a cause of the crash, but speed was a factor.
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