One dead, one hurt in crash on Independence Boulevard ramp…

Car Crash Charlotte North Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to a deadly crash before 5 a.m. on a ramp to Interstate 277 from Independence Boulevard near Uptown Charlotte. One person died and another was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. A vehicle smashed into a tree near the I-277 ramp, and police blocked off the ramp and multiple lanes of Independence Boulevard. The victim had not been identified at the time of reporting.