CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police has charged a driver, who has a criminal record for multiple DWIs, for a deadly hit-and-run that occurred Monday night in east Charlotte.
Micheal Lambe, 37, was arrested at his home Friday morning after fatally hitting 24-year-old Franklin David Leal. Lambe is accused of fleeing the scene after hitting David, who was riding his bike along Harrisburg Road around 11 p.m.
When officers got to the scene Monday, they found Leal lying in the road.
Police said Leal was traveling northeast on Harrisburg Road when he was hit by a vehicle. Debris from the vehicle left at the scene led detectives to believe the suspect was driving a white 2005-2008 Toyota Corolla.
The vehicle involved in the incident was located at Lambe home during the time the arrest, officers said.
