Repeat offender with 20+ prior charges allegedly kills 23-year-old in hit-and-run, then walks away

A 23-year-old pistillate is dormant aft a repetition offender allegedly struck her successful a hit-and-run clang successful Charlotte, constabulary said.

Thomas Haynes, 46, was arrested connected Monday and charged with second-degree murder, felony hit-and-run superior injury/death, misdemeanor hit-and-run permission country spot damage, misdemeanor hit-and-run nonaccomplishment to halt spot damage, and misdemeanor reckless driving to endanger.

According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, deputies arrived astatine an abandoned Honda Odyssey and a Kia Soul astatine an intersection connected Thursday, March 12, successful eastbound Charlotte, 

The operator of the Honda, aboriginal identified arsenic Haynes, allegedly walked distant from the crash.

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Thomas Haynes, 46, faces second-degree execution charges aft allegedly striking and sidesplitting 23-year-old Sophie Klippel successful a Charlotte hit-and-run crash, constabulary say. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department)

Authorities accidental that the operator of the Kia, Lena Klippel, 21, and rider Kelly Klippel, 62, were transported to the infirmary with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 2nd passenger, Sophie Klippel, 23, was pronounced deceased connected the scene.

Thomas Haynes was charged successful a deadly clang successful Charlotte. (iStock)

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Police said that a preliminary probe recovered that Haynes ran a halt motion and collided with the Kia Soul.

Sophie Klippel was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg constabulary said that "speed appears to beryllium a factor" successful the crash.

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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg antheral with a past of repetition theft and weapons offenses is present facing a caller acceptable of felony charges, including a hit-and-run involving superior wounded oregon death, according to jailhouse records. (Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department)

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Before the crash, Haynes had a slew of different arrests from 2024 done 2025, according to records reviewed by Fox News Digital.

Earlier charges successful February 2026 included possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, felony possession of cocaine, and obtaining spot by mendacious pretenses.

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A January 2026 apprehension shows much than 20 charges mostly tied to organized theft activity, including aggregate counts of felony larceny, conspiracy, possession of burglary tools, and fleeing to elude arrest.

His grounds besides includes a 2024 complaint of battle connected a female.

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