Driver killed after hitting CATS bus in northeast Charlotte, police say

A man was killed when his car ran into the back of a Charlotte Area Transit System bus Saturday night, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.

The CATS bus had just pulled away from picking up a passenger at a bus stop on the 4700 block of North Tryon Street when a 2007 Nissan Sentra ran into it from the rear, police said.

The Nissan driver, 37-year-old James Allen Sumpter, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said they suspect Sumpter was using alcohol or drugs before the crash, which happened at about 11:15 p.m.

The bus was carrying 14 passengers, and none was hurt, police said.

This story was originally published December 3, 2017 at 11:24 AM with the headline "Driver killed after hitting CATS bus in northeast Charlotte, police say."