Man killed in head-on crash with SUV in north Charlotte, police say

CHARLOTTE — A man was killed in a head-on crash with an SUV in north Charlotte last week, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

Officers were called at 1:40 a.m. Wednesday to a two-car crash on Old Statesville Road, north of Gibbon Road. Police said when they arrived, they found a Chevrolet SUV and a Honda Accord that both had serious damage to the fronts of the vehicles.

According to police, the SUV was driving on Old Statesville Road when the Accord came past it in the opposite direction. The Accord crossed the center line into the path of the SUV and the vehicles slammed into each other head on.

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The Accord’s driver, 22-year-old Shakurius Samuel Woodard, was taken to the hospital, police said. Officers said he died that afternoon.

The driver of the SUV was also taken to the hospital but he’s expected to fully recover.

The speed at which the cars were driving isn’t known yet, investigators said.

Neither car had any passengers inside at the time of the crash.

Any witnesses to the crash, or anyone with information about it, should call Detective Mercedes at 704-432-2169 extension #5, or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. You can also visit the Crime Stoppers website.

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