CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police said a man who crashed along Interstate 77 in north Charlotte Friday morning tried to lie about the accident.
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Officers said witnesses watched the man crash his vehicle and then run into the woods.
Police said he then ran to a hotel on Smiths Corner Boulevard, where he told workers and officers that he’d been robbed and assaulted.
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He had to be rushed to the hospital for his injuries.
Police said they determined the man’s story was a lie after their investigation. They believe he made it all up to avoid getting into trouble.
Police said his crashed vehicle led to at least one other accident involving a fire truck that was responding to the incident.
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