Family grieves veteran killed in wheelchair at Charlotte intersection

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Steele Creek family is heartbroken and searching for answers after their 76-year-old father, a Vietnam War veteran, was struck and killed while crossing a busy intersection in his motorized wheelchair on Monday morning.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say the crash happened just after 8 a.m. at the intersection of Shopton Road West and Caden Road, near the Harris Teeter shopping center. The driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with investigators.

Loved ones say Hanh Hoang made regular trips to the shopping center…

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