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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WMBF) – An arrest has been made in a deadly DUI crash that happened over the weekend in Ballantyne.
Related: MEDIC: 1 dead, another injured in Ballantyne wreck
Police say 46-year-old Ryan Thomas Minch was drunk behind the wheel of a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer when he crashed into a 2010 Toyota Yaris head-on, killing 38-year-old Gustavo Lopez-Cuarez.
The crash happened Saturday, Aug. 28, on Johnston Road. Police said Minch was speeding, lost control and hit Lopez-Cuarez.
Minch was booked in the Mecklenburg County Jail after being released from the hospital. He faces a list of charges including felony death by vehicle.
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