CHARLOTTE — Crews responded to a call about a pedestrian struck in Uptown Saturday night, police said.
First responders and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were at the scene near the 700 block of West 4th Street just before 9:30 p.m.
Responding officers said they found 64-year-old Michael Joseph Janik laying on the shoulder of the roadway, with life-threatening injuries. The vehicle that struck him fled the scene prior to officers arriving, police said.
Janik was transported to Atrium Health where he was pronounced dead, MEDIC said.
Investigators ultimately determined Janik was attempting to cross the street outside of a designated crosswalk when he was struck by a silver 2017 Chevrolet Cruze.
CMPD said officers searched the area and found the Chevrolet Cruze, with damage to the front of the vehicle, in the 1500 block of Effingham Road.
Officers said they arrested the driver, 44-year-old Sidney Deon Cain, and charged her with felony death by vehicle and felony hit-and-run.
Excessive speed and impairment are suspected factors in the crash, CMPD said.
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