CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two pedestrians were killed and another pedestrian was seriously injured in separate crashes on Saturday morning.
Shortly before 7 a.m., the North Carolina State Highway Patrol arrived at the scene of a possible domestic situation on Interstate 85 North near Billy Graham Parkway to find a crash involving a pedestrian.
After investigating the crash, officials established that a pedestrian ran into traffic on I-85 and was hit by a white Nissan Altima that was headed north on I-85. The vehicle pulled over and stopped in the right lane and the pedestrian died at the scene.
Drivers were advised to avoid the area due to heavy traffic caused by the crash and lane closures. The crash was cleared around 9 a.m. Saturday morning.
This crash remains under investigation.
The deadly crash involving a pedestrian happened just hours after a 3-year-old was hit and killed by a Freightliner tractor-trailer while crossing Brookshire Boulevard with two other pedestrians.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, officers responded to a crash involving three pedestrians on the 9500 block of Brookshire Boulevard shortly before 1 a.m. early Saturday morning.
At the scene of the crash, officers found a tractor-trailer, two injured pedestrians and one pedestrian with no injuries. When MEDIC arrived, they pronounced the 3-year-old, later identified as Corvin Murray, dead at 12:59 a.m.
The second pedestrian, a 34-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The third pedestrian, also a juvenile, was uninjured.
The tractor-trailer driver stayed on the scene of the crash and did not suffer any injuries.
The initial investigation shows that the three pedestrians were crossing Brookshire Boulevard in the crosswalk while the crossing light was red. While they were crossing, two of the pedestrians were hit by the tractor-trailer, which was traveling south and had a solid green light at the time of the crash.
The tractor-trailer driver was not speeding or impaired at the time of the crash, officials say.