CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Police are investigating a single-car crash that left one person dead in east Charlotte Sunday morning.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to a call of an overturned vehicle on The Plaza between East Sugar Creek Road and Anderson Street around 4:30 a.m.
The driver of the vehicle was ejected during the crash. Two passengers were transported to CMC with non-life threatening injuries.
A preliminary investigation showed the vehicle was traveling eastbound on The Plaza when it crossed the centerline and traveled off the roadway before striking a utility pole.
Police do believe speed was a contributing factor in the crash.
Officials have not released the deceased person's identity.
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