Suspect hit, killed on I-77 after stolen vehicle in south Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One person was killed after a driver hit them Sunday night on Interstate 77 at Nations Ford Road.

According to a release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, it all started after officers spotted a stolen car just after 10 p.m. on Old Pineville Road.

Officers located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop.

Then, a separate off-duty officer in an unmarked vehicle saw the stolen vehicle, followed at a distance and then witnessed it crash.