CHARLOTTE — Police believe impairment led to a driver hitting and killing a man over the weekend. They also said the man was wearing dark clothing and wasn’t walking in a crosswalk when he was hit.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers were called to Reagan Drive near West Sugar Creek Road around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
When they arrived, officers found the body of 56-year-old Maurice Irving Overton along the side of the road. Paramedics said he died at the scene.
Detectives believe Overton was walking along the right side of Reagan Drive when he was hit by a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 32-year-old Darren Allen Jefferies. Investigators believe Overton wasn’t walking in a crosswalk and was wearing dark clothing when he was hit.
Jefferies wasn’t hurt and was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, police said.
CMPD believes impairment led to the crash, saying the toxicology results for both Overton and Jefferies are pending.
Jefferies has been charged with felony death by vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision, police said.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about the case is asked to call Det. Leung at 704-432-2169, extension 6. You can also reach out anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or by clicking here.
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