Police ID man killed in west Charlotte New Year’s Eve crash involving dump truck
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on Tuesday identified a 44-year-old man killed in a crash involving a dump truck New Year’s Eve morning.
Michael Ellis Presnell was transported to the hospital after colliding with a Peterbilt dump truck at 11:23 a.m. Dec. 31 in the 7700 block of Wilkinson Boulevard. He died at the hospital from his injuries, CMPD said.
CMPD said Presnell made an improper turn that led to the crash. A minor was in the vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and taken to the hospital.
Toxicology results are pending for Presnell. CMPD said the dump truck’s driver was screened and was not impaired.
Jeff A. Chamer
The Charlotte Observer