CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A driver and passenger are dead after a crash in west Charlotte Saturday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
Officers responded to the single-vehicle wreck just after 3 a.m. on West Boulevard near Donald Ross Road.
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According to police, a car was traveling east and speeding before it went into a curve and began to slide sideways. The car then struck a curb and multiple trees in the wood line before coming to a stop.
The driver was identified as 56-year-old Chevelle Jeter, and the passenger was 40-year-old Antonio Bryant.
Investigators said speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash.
No other details have been released. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.
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