CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 70-year-old woman who died in a crash on North Tryon Street in northeast Charlotte Saturday night was hit by a driver in a stolen car, police said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and Medic responded to a crash on North Tryon Street around 9 p.m. on July 1. When officers arrived, they found a 2006 Nissan Sentra and 2021 Dodge Charger with extensive damage in the southbound lanes of North Tryon Street near Caprington Avenue.
The driver of the Nissan, identified as 70-year-old Sandra Miller, died at the scene.
CMPD said Miller was turning left onto Caprington Avenue when the driver of the Dodge hit her in the passenger's side at a high rate of speed. The occupants of the Dodge, which was reported stolen on June 29 from Jasper County, Virginia, jumped from the vehicle and ran away.
CMPD hasn't released any information about the occupants of the Dodge or announced any arrests. Anyone with information about this incident or any other is asked to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
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