Police report excessive speed is a contributing factor, and toxicology reports are pending to determine impairment. Author: WCNC Staff Updated: 4:08 PM EST December 10, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A man was killed after his car ran off the road a struck a tree on Sunday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reports.
According to police, the crash happened in the 8800 block of Brief Road.
Police said their officers responded to a single-vehicle crash where an SUV had run off the road and struck a tree.
Upon arrival, officers located a 2000 Toyota 4Runner off the roadway, and the unresponsive driver still in the vehicle. The driver, identified as 18-year-old Jabe Isaac Wilhoit was transported to Atrium Health – CMC Main with serious injuries. There were no other occupants in the SUV.
CMPD: 18-Year-Old Man Dies After Crashing His Car Into A Tree
December 10, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department say 18-year-old Jabe Wilhoit died in the hospital from injuries he received after crashing his 2000 Toyota 4Runner into a tree on December 6th.
Police say they responded to the accident around 2:30 a.m. on Brief Road to find Wilhoit unresponsive and his Toyota off the roadway.
Detectives say medics took Wilhoit to Atrium Health-CMC Main where he was pronounced dead two days later on December 8th.
Investigators say Wilhoit was driving east on Brief Road when he lost control of his car and crossed the center lane divider. Wilhoit then ran off the road to the left striking a tree and came to a stop, according to detectives.