CHARLOTTE — Police say the driver in a crash that left one person dead this past weekend in east Charlotte is now facing a felony charge.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said the crash happened near The Plaza just at about 1 a.m. Saturday. Officers found a Jaguar XJ8 flipped in a creek bed.
MEDIC said the passenger in the car was killed in the crash. CMPD identified the victim as Elizabeth Adina Washington.
Police said the driver was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver was identified as Santario Demarcus Washington.
According to an update from CMPD on Monday, investigators found evidence that Washington was speeding on The Plaza when the Jaguar went off the right side of the road and flipped. Police say they believe Washington was impaired.
Washington is facing charges of felony death by motor vehicle and reckless driving. As of Monday, he was still in the hospital.
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