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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/11/2022

Location : North Old Statesville Road near Stumptown Road

City : Huntersville

County : Mecklenburg

State : North Carolina

Agency : Huntersville Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed in crash after attempted police traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Traffic stop; police said officers attempted to stop the driver before the fatal crash. Huntersville police stated that officers were not pursuing the vehicle when it crashed.
NARRATIVE:
On 01/11/2022, an unidentified male driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash on North Old Statesville Road near Stumptown Road in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County. The crash occurred shortly before 2 a.m.
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According to the Huntersville Police Department, officers had attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle earlier but were unsuccessful in stopping the driver. Police subsequently responded to the crash on North Old Statesville Road.
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Huntersville police said officers were not chasing the vehicle when it crashed. Police said speed was a factor in the collision. The vehicle left the roadway, and responding officers found that it had caught fire.
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The driver was ejected from the vehicle during the crash. MEDIC responded and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
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North Old Statesville Road was closed between Stumptown Road and Ramah Church Road for several hours while authorities investigated the fatal crash.
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Contemporary reporting did not publicly identify the driver. The available reports also do not state why Huntersville police initially attempted the traffic stop, how much time elapsed between the attempted stop and the crash, or how far the vehicle traveled before crashing.
POLICE-RELATED STATUS: CONFIRMED. Huntersville police confirmed that officers attempted to stop the driver before the fatal crash, while also stating that officers were not actively pursuing the vehicle when it crashed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/deadly-early-morning-crash-blocks-busy-huntersville-road/SH2Q43EHA5FPXH2VTAWJRABTRU/
https://www.wbtv.com/2022/01/11/one-killed-crash-old-statesville-road-huntersville/
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars