CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Investigators say a bicyclist has died after colliding with a vehicle in southwest Charlotte.
Officers responded to the accident on Scott Futrell Drive near Interstate Trailer Park Drive Sunday afternoon just before 4pm.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a car driven by Sheila Glover was approaching the intersection when the bicyclist, Sonny Locklear, entered the roadway and struck the right rear of the vehicle, according to a news release.
Police say Locklear was not wearing reflective gear or a helmet at the time of the crash. Locklear was taken to a local hospital where he died the next day from the injuries he sustained in the crash.
No charges have been filed at this time. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Detective Crum at 704-432-2169.
