17-year-old Manolo’s Bakery team member killed in east Charlotte car crash
A 17-year-old girl died on Saturday after a car crash in east Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
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Angelina Naomi Chicas, 17, was unresponsive in a Honda Civic after the crash in the 4300 block of North Sharon Amity Road, police said. She was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she was pronounced dead.
Chicas appeared to be attempting to turn on North Sharon Amity Road when the driver of a Chrysler 300 collided with her vehicle, according to a preliminary investigation. The driver of the Chrysler was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said they haven’t yet determined the cause of the crash.
Chicas was an employee at Manolo’s Bakery, a Latin American bakery in east Charlotte.
“[On Sunday morning], while we make our cakes and bread, we are crying over the tragic loss of our young team member, Angelina, in a car accident,” Manolo Betancur, the bakery’s owner, wrote in a statement on its social media. “As my bakers decorate the cakes, they pause, and silent tears fall onto their work tables, showing their grief.”
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The bakery requested community support for Chicas’ family, including her mother and brother. A family member created a GoFundMe, which described Chicas as “deeply loved” and “a beautiful daughter, a wonderful sister, and a precious part of our family.”
Last fall, the bakery closed for the first time in 28 years when the U.S. Border Patrol began about a week of raids in Charlotte.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Sessoms at (704) 432-2169 ext. 3 or leave anonymous tips with Charlotte Crime Stoppers at (704) 334-1600.
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This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM.
