Victim identified in deadly southwest Charlotte car fire

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department detectives are investigating a car fire that claimed a life Saturday morning.

Around 2:45 a.m., officers responded to an assist fire call near the 900 block of Yorkmont Road.

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Upon arrival, officers located a Honda Civic that was on fire and occupied by Jonathan Monetti Reis, 35. Both MEDIC and the Charlotte Fire Department responded and pronounced Monetti Reis deceased on the scene.

A preliminary investigation indicates that Monetti Reis was driving northwest on Yorkmont Road when his car left the south side of the road and struck a tree. Impairment and speed are suspected factors for Monetti Reis.

This is an active investigation.

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