CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte- Mecklenburg Police say one person has died after a single car crash that happened early Saturday morning in east Charlotte.
The crash happened on Shamrock Drive at 6:13 a.m. on the 3200 block of Shamrock Drive.
The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Christian Lee McCullar.
According to police, the car was traveling west on Shamrock Drive towards Eastway Drive at a high speed when it crossed the center line, drove into the east bound lanes and then exited the roadway.
The car went up into an embankment and struck a tree before stopping 50 feet away from the road.
Police say speed and alcohol are factors in the crash. The driver was not wearing a seat belt.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective N.S. Bush at 704-432-2169 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.