CMPD: 96-year-old driver dies, 1 injured in Ballantyne crash

CHARLOTTE — A man died and a woman was hurt in a Ballantyne crash Tuesday morning, according to MEDIC.

It happened just after 7 a.m. on Rea Road at Southbrook Drive. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers found a Toyota Camry with damage to the driver’s side and an Audio Q5 with front-end damage.

Investigators said the driver of the Camry, 96-year-old Robert James Freedman, died at the scene. The woman driving the Audi was taken to the hospital. Her injuries weren’t serious, MEDIC said.

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CMPD closed a portion of Rea Road due to the collision.

According to CMPD, Freedman was driving on Southbrook Drive when he failed to stop at a stop sign and was hit by the Audi that was driving on Rea Road.

Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts and neither are believed to have been impaired.

This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.

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