CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say one person is dead following a single-vehicle accident in Steele Creek early Sunday morning.
The wreck happened at about 2:07 a.m. in the 4200 block of Westinghouse Commons Drive between Westlake Drive and Steele Creek Road.
CMPD officers discovered a 2009 Audi A4 sedan that had driven off the road and collided with a tree.
MEDIC pronounced the driver, 26-year-old Kevin Barreto, dead at the scene.
Detectives say Barreto was speeding on Westinghouse Commons Drive towards Steele Creek Road when he lost control, drove off the road and hit a tree.
CMPD says they do not know if impairment is a factor at this time.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Officer Mercedes at 704-432-2169. . The public can also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
