The information below is from a CMPD news release.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Major Crash Investigation Unit are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian in the Steele Creek Division.

On Monday, Oct. 6, at approximately 8:19 a.m., officers responded to the 9700 block of Shopton Rd. West in reference to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim, Hanh Hoang, 76, lying in the roadway unresponsive. Officers also located a Toyota Camry and its driver, Alma Monica Velasquez, 41, who remained on scene.

MEDIC arrived on scene and transported Hoang to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Hoang was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.

Detectives with CMPD’s Major Crash Investigation Unit and C

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