Event Brief
Repeat offender charged in hit-and-run death of woman
Filed: Mar 24, 2026 at 4:02 PM ET
Summary: Thomas Haynes, 46, faces second-degree murder charges for allegedly killing Sophie Klippel, 23, in a hit-and-run in Charlotte.
WHO: Thomas Haynes
WHAT: charged with second-degree murder
WHEN: Mar 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM ET
WHERE: Charlotte
WHY: allegedly killed Sophie Klippel in a hit-and-run crash
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