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Speeding motorcyclist dies in east Charlotte crash, CMPD says

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CHARLOTTE — An east Charlotte intersection was shut down Friday night after a deadly crash involving a motorcycle, police said.

The wreck happened at about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Lawyers Road and Harri Ann Drive, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department stated.

Officers found the motorcycle partially underneath a pickup truck.

Investigators said the man riding the motorcycle was speeding along Lawyers Road when he hit the truck. The truck was trying to make a left onto Harri Ann Drive at the time, they said.

The motorcyclist, 46-year-old Thomas Kardos, III, died at the scene, MEDIC said. The truck driver was not hurt and stayed at the scene.



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