Today more details emerge in the Wednesday morning accident which took the lives of two Pedestrians and seriously injured another in South Charlotte. 18 year old, Sharai Marie Bauer, of Charlotte was arrested and charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by vehicle. It has been reported by the Charlotte Observer that the teen was distracted while driving and reached to pick something up from the floorboard when the accident took place.
The man, identified as only a 66 year old male, had been pronounced dead at the scene. A woman, who has been identified as his daughter, a 27 year old female, was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center with life threatening injuries, she died late Wednesday evening. The child, identified as a 1 year old, remained stable at Carolinas Medical Center. The names of the victims have not been released due to the inability to contact their next of kin.
As the investigation continues, CMPD officers have said that more charges could be filed as more details emerge.
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