CMPD charges driver with DWI after crash kills woman
Aug 25, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Police have arrested a driver for his involvement in a deadly north Charlotte crash. 36-year-old Jeffrey Almond is charged with DWI and felony serious injury.
The crash happened at the intersection of Statesville Road and W.T. Harris Boulevard just before 9:30 PM on August 17t
h. Investigators say Almond crashed a white pick-up truck into a silver Nissan Rouge while impaired.
A passenger inside the Nissan, 35-year-old Briana Watkins, died four days later. Another person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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