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Driver arrested in hit-and-run that killed Mormon missionary in west Charlotte
A 25-year-old driver was arrested and charged on Monday in a deadly hit-and-run that happened last month in west Charlotte, taking the life of a missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, police said.
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Tyzhaun Carney was driving a Polestar on May 1 when he allegedly struck Elder Langi, 18, of Utah, on Beatties Ford Road who was riding a bicycle. Witnesses said Langi was on a sidewalk. Another missionary was hurt. Langi died from his injuries.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Carney was arrested by the South Carolina Department of Law Enforcement Division.
Carney has warrants for involuntary manslaughter, two counts of felony hit-and-run, two counts of misdemeanor child abuse and driving with license revoked.
VIDEO: 18-year-old missionary on bicycle killed in hit-and-run, officials say
