Remembering Niceforo Garcia-Rufino, 43, After a Fatal Roadway Collision in South Charlotte on November 10, 2026
Niceforo Garcia-Rufino, 43, died Tuesday night after a vehicle struck them while they crossed East Arrowood Road near Nations Ford Road in south Charlotte, North Carolina.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to the 100 block of East Arrowood Road and found Garcia-Rufino in the roadway; MEDIC personnel pronounced them dead at the scene.
Investigators said Garcia-Rufino was outside a marked crosswalk and that the red Mercedes-Benz had been traveling above the posted speed limit before the collision.
Police said the driver left eastbound on Arrowood Road toward South Boulevard, and although authorities later located the vehicle, the driver remained at large as the investigation continued on November 12, 2026.
Family, friends, and others who knew Garcia-Rufino mourn a life that mattered and remember them with love and dignity.
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