A Charlotte family says the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s office is planning to offer a plea deal to the man police say drove drunk and struck and killed their loved one.
Edwin Bellorin is charged with felony death by motor vehicle, manslaughter, and driving while impaired. CMPD says in September 2024, he struck and killed Lee Staten in a fiery crash at the Hood Road and Plaza Road Extension intersection.
“He was the type of person that gave free haircuts before school,” Artesia Staten, Lee’s wife, said. “He was the little league coach. He was a mentor to several of his customers.”…