Teen driver arrested months after Charlotte fatal hit-and-run crash, police say
A teenager was arrested Friday in a November fatal hit-and-run crash on Remount Road in Charlotte, police said.
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Evelin Suseli Mejia Alvarez, a 19-year-old passenger in the stolen car, was pronounced dead by Medic at the scene of the Nov. 4 crash in the 1200 block, police said. A male teen passenger was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, officers said.
The driver of the 2014 Kia Rio ran away “without rendering aid or calling 911,” according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.
Alvarez died when the driver ran off the road and hit a utility pole around 4:15 a.m., police said.
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“Speed and reckless driving” contributed to the crash, police said.
On Wednesday, July 29, police obtained a secure custody order charging the driver with second-degree murder, felony hit and run, reckless driving and no operator’s license.
Police asked that anyone who saw or has information about the crash call CMPD Detective Kyle Sessoms at 704-432-2169, extension 3, or the Charlotte Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600.
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