CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person died after being hit by a car on Sunday, Nov. 12, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
CMPD said officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian in the 5500 block of Reagan Drive around 2:33 a.m.
Medic said the victim, Maurice Irving Overton, died at the scene.
The driver of the car, 32-year-old Darren Allen Jefferies, was uninjured and was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Police charged Jefferies with "felony death by vehicle" and "failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision." He was also charged with "possession of drug paraphernalia."
CMPD said it believes impairment was a factor in this crash. Toxicology results are pending for both Jefferies and Overton.
The police department said its first investigation shows Overton was walking westbound on the right side of the roadway along Reagan Drive when he was hit by a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Jefferies.
Overton was not walking in a crosswalk and was wearing dark clothing, according to a statement from CMPD.
He was unresponsive on the side of the road when police arrived.
The investigation is still active and ongoing.
CMPD askes any person who witnessed the crash or has information about this case to call Detective Leung at 704-432-2169.
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