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Motorcyclist hits tree off Ballantyne Commons Parkway

A motorcyclist was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after hitting a tree off Ballantyne Commons Parkway in south Charlotte late Wednesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
A motorcyclist was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after hitting a tree off Ballantyne Commons Parkway in south Charlotte late Wednesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. WBTV

A motorcyclist was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after hitting a tree off Ballantyne Commons Parkway in south Charlotte late Wednesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

The motorcyclist ran off the road at about 8:50 p.m. near Quale Acres Road, near Jay M. Robinson Middle School. He was taken to Carolinas Medical Center.

No other information was available about the wreck on Thursday morning.

Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak

This story was originally published January 19, 2017 at 5:58 AM with the headline "Motorcyclist hits tree off Ballantyne Commons Parkway."

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