Victim ID’d After Fatal Accident On Wilkinson Blvd.

CHARLOTTE, NC — Police say 61-year-old Dennis Damaschke was killed Monday evening after an accident on Wilkinson Boulevard.Crash Graphic

Officials say they responded to an accident involving a single vehicle on the 6700 block of Wilkinson Boulevard around 7:37 Monday evening.

Damaschke’s car had drifted into on coming traffic and struck a utility poll. He was found unresponsive and taken to CMC where he was pronounced dead around 8:43pm.

Investigators are still looking into what caused the accident, but they do not believe speed and/or alcohol played a factor.