MATTHEWS, N.C. — Police say one person died in a crash late Sunday night on Weddington Road in Matthews.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department told Channel 9 it happened right before 10 p.m. near the intersection at McKee Road.
Police blocked the scene while investigators worked on the crash. We saw a tow truck working to pull one vehicle from the side of the road.
CMPD said the car went off the road and smashed into a tree.
On Tuesday, the victim was identified as 20-year-old Jake James Fellers.
Police said they believe speed was a factor in the crash.
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