CHARLOTTE — A person was killed Thursday night after being struck by an SUV while attempting to cross Statesville Road in north Charlotte.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded around 9:15 p.m. to the 5400 block of Statesville Road, where they found 34-year-old Keith Diontaquawn Blanks unresponsive in the roadway.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Chevrolet Traverse, however, was not injured.
The preliminary investigation indicates Blanks was crossing the road outside of a marked crosswalk when he was struck.
Detectives said the driver showed no signs of impairment, and investigators do not believe speed or impairment contributed to the crash.