CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department just charged an 18-year-old with murder following a deadly crash in January involving a stolen car.
The crash happened on Shamrock Drive near Eastway Drive on Jan. 4.
Police say Ronny Briones-Melgara was driving a stolen Kia Forte before he lost control and crashed into a telephone pole and a tree.
One of the passengers, Anthony Santos, died on the scene.
Briones-Melgara is charged with murder, larceny and possessing a stolen car.
VIDEO: DoorDash driver pleads guilty in fatal shooting of teen
©2026 Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/LH3JSJEF3VBLRJLJQESEAG34AM.png)
