Man facing multiple charges in drunk driving crash that killed motorcyclist

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A driver is facing multiple charges in a motorcycle crash that left one man dead Sunday night.

The deadly wreck happened around 9:43 p.m. on Central Avenue at Lansdale Drive.

Police say 37-year-old Jose Rodrigo Barajas Diaz was driving a truck when he made a U-turn into the inbound lanes of Central Avenue, driving into the path of 47-year-old motorcyclist Miguel Angel Linarte Jacome.

That’s when police say the motorcycle struck the front of the pick-up truck, killing Jacome. Diaz was not injured.

Diaz was charged with driving while impaired, felony death by vehicle, open container after consuming, no operator license and safe movement violation.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call police at 704-432-2169.

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