Tragedy struck twice with the loss of life on the streets of Charlotte, with officials and witnesses grappling to come to terms with the circumstances. A young man, identified as 23-year-old Darian Ivan Gueta-Macias, lost his life after being struck by a car while crossing South Tryon Street, reported QC News. According to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, the accident happened just before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, with police arriving to find Gueta-Macias critically injured on the road.
The investigation indicated Gueta-Macias was not in the crosswalk during the time he was hit. As revealed in a follow-up from WCNC, the driver of the Lexus RX350 involved in the incident was not impaired or speeding. Despite efforts by MEDIC who took him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, Gueta-Macias was pronounced dead the following day.
In an unrelated but equally heartrending event, another pedestrian fatality ocurred this week. Hanh Hoang, aged 76, was crossing Shopton Road West in a marked crosswalk when struck by a Toyota Camry. WSOCTV reports that the driver, 41-year-old Alma Monica Velasquez, stayed at the scene and has since been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian. Investigators have ruled out impairment and speed as contributing factors in the crash…