{"id":101586,"date":"2026-01-15T21:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/101586\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:14:27","slug":"driver-charged-after-hit-and-run-that-killed-former-queens-university-runner-wsoc-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/101586\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver charged after hit-and-run that killed former Queens University runner \u2013 WSOC TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARLOTTE \u2014 Charlotte police have arrested the driver accused in a deadly hit-and-run crash that left a man dead Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

Channel 9 reported on the crash that happened near 36th Street and The Plaza. It happened just after 6 p.m. and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department began investigating after they found one person had been killed.<\/p>\n

After the crash, Charlotte City Councilman J.D. Mazuera Arias wrote on social media that the victim was a former Queens University student named Lance Sotelo.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sotelo was a cross-country runner for Queens University, and the school lists him as being from Dalton, Georgia.<\/a> Channel 9 reached out to university officials for more information about Sotelo.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Channel 9 obtained court documents that say Qlaundra Kadri Hood was arrested for felony hit-and-run causing serious injury or death, and involuntary manslaughter.<\/p>\n

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Qlaundra Hood <\/p>\n

According to a GoFundMe that was posted for the victim, Sotelo had just been offered a new job on the day he was hit. His family is raising money to help with funeral expenses, you can donate at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019re working on getting details about the crash. Watch Eyewitness News at 5 p.m. for the latest updates.<\/p>\n

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