12-year-old Charlotte girl critically injured in go-kart wreck
A 12-year-old girl was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after she failed to stop her go-kart at a stop sign and was hit by two cars in north Charlotte Thursday night, police said.
Cierra Mitchell was thrown from her go-kart when she collided with a car at the intersection of Greene Street and West Sugar Creek Road shortly before 9 p.m., police said. Cierra was eastbound on Greene Street, and the car was traveling south on West Sugar Creek Road.
Another car hit Cierra after she was thrown into the northbound lane of West Sugar Creek Road.
Cierra was not wearing a helmet, police said. Medic took the girl to Carolinas Medical Center. The car drivers were uninjured.
Speed and alcohol were not contributing factors, police said.
Police encouraged anyone with information about the crash to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Detective J.B. Reibold at 704-336-2678.
Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak
This story was originally published June 24, 2016 at 7:17 AM with the headline "12-year-old Charlotte girl critically injured in go-kart wreck."