Police: Car theft suspect wrecks vehicle, tries to run, gets hit and killed by oncoming traffic

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Police say a suspect who ran from a crashed stolen car was hit and killed on I-77 late Sunday night.

It happened in the southbound lanes near Nations Ford Road. Police had attempted to pull over the car around 10 PM on Old Pineville Road, but the driver refused to stop. Officers did not give chase.

Later, an off-duty officer spotted the car and followed at a distance, seeing it crash on I-77 northbound. Two people ran. One was taken into custody and the other ran into the southbound lanes and died after being hit by an oncoming vehicle.