Medic: One killed in drunk driving crash on I-85 North
That portion of the interstate was closed to traffic for almost three hours.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person is dead following an overnight crash on Interstate 85 North, Medic confirmed.
The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. near Exit 36, close to Brookshire Boulevard and involved a Harley Davidson and a Kia.
According to Medic, one person was killed.
According to an investigation by the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the Kia, driven by Langston Demacy Collins, was being driven recklessly and hit the motorcycle, causing its driver, Bruce Lemont Gause, to be ejected.
Gause was pronounced dead at the scene.
Collins was not injured and was charged with driving while intoxicated, felony death by motor vehicle, and reckless driving.
That portion of the interstate was closed to traffic for almost three hours.
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