Victim identified in Monday morning fatal crash in northwest Charlotte

A 27-year-old man was killed early Monday in a crash that shut down part of Little Rock Road in northwest Charlotte.

The victim has been identified as Jesse Vernon Wells. He died at the scene, police said.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say it happened at 6:38 a.m. in the 600 block of Little Rock Road, near Freedom Drive.

A preliminary investigation indicates that a 1995 Acura driven by Wells, was traveling northeast on Little Rock Road towards Freedom Drive when struck the curb and traveled through the center median. It began to rotate clockwise and it re-entered the roadway on Little Rock in the southwest lanes of travel, police said.

As the Acura entered the road, it was struck in the driver's side door area by a 2010 Honda being driven by Tanya Clawson, 43. She suffered minor injuries along with a 16-year-old passenger in her vehicle. Both were taken to Carolinas Medical Center in Huntersville, police said. The teen was identified as Thaddius Clawson.

Investigators do not yet know if speed was a factor in the crash. The crash remains under investigation.

This story was originally published February 19, 2018 at 8:05 AM with the headline "Victim identified in Monday morning fatal crash in northwest Charlotte."