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Car hits tree in south Charlotte, driver taken to hospital

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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -

One person was taken to the hospital after crashing his car into a tree in South Charlotte.

The incident happened around 4:00 am Sunday on Kings Ridge Drive, off of East Arrowood Road. 

An officer on the scene tells WBTV the driver was going around a curve, struck a sidewalk and then crashed.

The car was heavily damaged. 

We are told the driver was speaking to medics as he was being loaded into the ambulance.

Police believe he may have been speeding.

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