NC jail officer dies after dump truck side-swipe, 2nd driver hit her on I-85, cops say
A 25-year-old Rowan County jail officer died at Carolinas Medical Center on Saturday, several days after a hit-and-run dump truck driver sideswiped her deputy’s car on Interstate 85 in Charlotte, authorities said.
Kara Mariah Alsup died just before 12:30 p.m. from injuries suffered in Wednesday’s wreck on I-85 southbound, Rowan County sheriff’s Capt. Greg Hannold said.
Alsup was returning home just before 7 a.m. when the driver hit her and she pulled off I-85 southbound near the Brookshire Freeway exit to report the crash, Observer news partner WBTV reported.
A pick-up truck driver then hit Alsup, WBTV reported, citing the State Highway Patrol.
Troopers charged the pick-up truck driver with reckless driving and failure to reduce speed, according to the station.
On Sunday at a time to be determined, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police will join Rowan County sheriff’s deputies and jail officers to escort Alsup’s body to Powles Staton Funeral Home in Rockwell, Hannold said.
This story was originally published December 12, 2020 at 5:59 PM.