CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman who was killed after crashing into a tree Saturday night in west Charlotte has been identified, CMPD said.
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The single-vehicle wreck happened at about 9:45 p.m. on Wilkinson Boulevard at Morris Field Drive.
The road was closed during the investigation.
Celeste Lytle, 23, died at the scene, police said.
After investigating, authorities said Lytle was speeding and couldn't make a curve in the road. The car's side tires struck a median and her car slid off the right side of the road and hit a utility pole and tree.
No other details have been released.
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