Providence High School student dies in crash; teen driver arrested: Wednesday, Sept. 6
A crash on Sunday in south Charlotte left a high school student dead. Ella Lukse, a 10th-grade student at Providence High School, was killed after being involved in a car crash on Raintree Lane on Sunday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools confirmed on Tuesday. The school's principal sent a message out to parents saying school officials were heartbroken by Luske's death and asked everyone to keep her family and friends in their thoughts. CMS's Crisis Response Team will be at the school to assist with the emotional needs of anyone impacted by the situation. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say the crash happened around 8:57 p.m. on Raintree Lane. A 2006 Jeep was traveling south when it struck a 2019 Volkswagen. The Jeep then overturned and the Volkswagen struck a tree. Luske was a passenger in the Volkswagen. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/providence-high-school-student-dies-in-crash-teen-driver-arrested-charlotte-north-carolina/275-c0b3e655-fcfb-4da1-81ae-097066fe0d57 Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect wanted for the robbery and sexual assault of a handicapped person in north Charlotte last month. The incident happened on Aug. 11 along Catherine Simmons Avenue across from Lincoln Heights Park. CMPD released a photo of the man asking witnesses to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers. The suspect is described as a Black male and he was last seen wearing a white tank top, black pants or shorts and a baseball cap. Anyone with information about the suspect's identity or whereabouts is asked to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Tipsters could be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/charlotte-north-carolina-crime-sex-assault-suspect-wanted-police/275-c7b49757-0aa8-43d3-b653-6ba12602cc9e Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (injector.simplecastaudio.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
A crash on Sunday in south Charlotte left a high school student dead.
Ella Lukse, a 10th-grade student at Providence High School, was killed after being involved in a car crash on Raintree Lane on Sunday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools confirmed on Tuesday.
The school's principal sent a message out to parents saying school officials were heartbroken by Luske's death and asked everyone to keep her family and friends in their thoughts. CMS's Crisis Response Team will be at the school to assist with the emotional needs of anyone impacted by the situation.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say the crash happened around 8:57 p.m. on Raintree Lane. A 2006 Jeep was traveling south when it struck a 2019 Volkswagen. The Jeep then overturned and the Volkswagen struck a tree. Luske was a passenger in the Volkswagen.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/providence-high-school-student-dies-in-crash-teen-driver-arrested-charlotte-north-carolina/275-c0b3e655-fcfb-4da1-81ae-097066fe0d57
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect wanted for the robbery and sexual assault of a handicapped person in north Charlotte last month.
The incident happened on Aug. 11 along Catherine Simmons Avenue across from Lincoln Heights Park. CMPD released a photo of the man asking witnesses to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers.
The suspect is described as a Black male and he was last seen wearing a white tank top, black pants or shorts and a baseball cap.
Anyone with information about the suspect's identity or whereabouts is asked to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Tipsters could be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/charlotte-north-carolina-crime-sex-assault-suspect-wanted-police/275-c7b49757-0aa8-43d3-b653-6ba12602cc9e
Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!