CHARLOTTE — Christian Dos Santos, 22, is facing charges after he crashed into a North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper early Tuesday morning, officials said.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on Interstate 85 at the Brookshire Freeway in west Charlotte.
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Troopers tried to stop Dos Santos for suspected DWI, but he sped off, according to court documents. The suspect then slammed into a patrol car and ran, troopers said.
They found an open container in his car.
One person was hurt but not badly.