Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers were involved in a fatal car wreck during a pursuit Tuesday morning in west Charlotte.
Police said they were alerted by a license plate reader that a passing vehicle was wanted for alleged involvement in an armed robbery. When officers attempted to pull over the car, police said the driver didn't stop and officers chased them.
Officers used stop sticks on West Boulevard. The vehicle crashed at Donald Ross Road. The driver was pronounced dead on the scene and the passenger in the vehicle was sent to a local hospital.
Chief Jacqueline Hulsey said in a press conference streamed by WSOC that the pursuit fell within CMPD regulations because of the nature of the alleged crime.
"Our policy regarding pursuits is for crimes dangerous to life, in which case this was reported as an armed robbery, carjacking," said Hulsey. "That is a crime dangerous to life. Therefore the officers were within policy."
The investigation is ongoing. Police have not released the names of any people involved.
Shortly after 8:30 a.m., officers were alerted of a License Plate Reader hit for a vehicle that was associated with an Armed Robbery that occurred last night. Officers attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle.
— CMPD News (@CMPD) December 27, 2022
