Dorthea Leak was 92 years old, she lived a long time, but she was killed after a truck ran right into her in a multi car pile up
A massive car accident is what killed Dorthea Leak, 92, in Charlotte, NC on Beatties Ford Road in October 2026. Follow Charlotte Alerts on Instagram.
Dorthea Leak
On Sunday, Oct. 11, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Dorthea was a passenger in a Kia car. A Dodge Ram truck crossed over into opposing traffic and smashed into the Kia. The truck then crashed into a Tesla. The truck was flipped upside down due to the impact.
All victims were rushed to the hospital. Sadly on October 12th Dorthea died at the hospital. The driver of the truck caused the crash, but is still in the hospital, so no arrests have been made.
