Three killed in two separate Charlotte car crashes on Saturday

Three people were killed in two car crashes in Charlotte on Saturday, police said Sunday.

The first crash happened at 10 a.m. in the 1900 block of Carmel Road in south Charlotte.

David Patrick O’Neill was driving a 2022 Honda CR-V and died after running off the road, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. Police did not release his age.

Speed was a factor, and the crash remained under investigation, police said.

The second crash happened at 7:46 p.m. in the 7000 block of Ardrey Kell Road when a 2011 Honda CR-V and a 2013 BMW collided, police said.

The driver of the CR-V, Lorin Elizabeth Manley, and a passenger, Gloria Jeane Manley, were killed, police said. A child in the CR-V was hospitalized with critical injuries. Police did not release their ages.

The driver of the BMW was hospitalized with serious injuries, police said.

Speed was a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation, police said.