CHARLOTTE, NC : One killed, five injured in crash on W.T. Harris Blvd in north Charlotte on Thursday, 19th July 2018
Charlotte, North Carolina
One person was killed and five others injured in a crash involving multiple vehicles in north Charlotte Thursday afternoon.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, officers responded to the 4600 block of W. WT Harris Blvd in reference to a four-vehicle crash.
Officers discovered a 2014 Freightliner moving truck, a 2016 Nissan Altima, a 2009 Toyota Camry, and a 2005 Chrysler 300 that had all been involved in a crash.
Gregory Scott Pettis, the Chrysler driver, was pronounced dead at the scene by MEDIC.
A total of five other individuals involved in this crash were taken to area hospitals.
Officials responded to the scene to investigate and determined that Pettis was driving on W. WT Harris Blvd in the left lane behind a truck with a trailer attached to it.
Pettis then moved into a left turn lane, striking the trailer as he sped past the truck and trailer.
Police say he did not make a left turn but continued to accelerate, hitting a curb then crossing over into the northwest lanes of the road.
Pettis continued to drive the wrong way at approximately 80-100 miles per hour.
He then drove through the intersection of Davis Lake Parkway and struck the Freightliner truck that was making a U-turn at a green light on W. WT Harris Blvd.
Pettis's car struck the Freightliner on the left side and drove underneath the truck before it came out on the right side.
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