CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One driver is dead after a overnight crash in CharlotteΒ onΒ the 7000 block of Wilkinson Boulevard early Saturday morning.
According to officials,Β Micky Gale Howard, 58, was speeding down the road in the eastbound lanes headingΒ the wrong direction. Police say that Howard was not wearing his seat belt prior to the crash.
CMPD says that Howard then collided with a tractor-trailer whichΒ was unable to switch lanes. The driver of the tractor-trailerΒ does not having any injuries.
Officials say that speed and alcohol are factors in this crash.
