Huntersville, NC : Hopewell High student killed in Cornelius crash on Saturday, 17th November 2018
Huntersville, North Carolina
A Hopewell High School student from Huntersville is dead after a Saturday night crash in Cornelius, police said Monday.
Andres Morales, the Hopewell student, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Hough High student Grant Geis, who also lives in Huntersville, Cornelius police said.
The vehicle was traveling east on Bailey Road at 7:25 p.m. Saturday when Geis lost control and the rear of the vehicle hit a large tree, police said. The accident is still under investigation, but police said a preliminary investigation showed speed was a factor.
Morales was pronounced dead at Novant Huntersville. Geis is in critical condition at CMC Main, police said.
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