
RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADS KILLED IN FIERY WRECK
Robert Walker and Henry Melvin were killed in a fiery car crash on Colville Road Charlotte, NC, the two are recent graduates of Myers Park High School. On Sunday August 1st, 2021 at 2:27 a.m., officers responded to a serious injury crash involving a vehicle striking a tree and catching on fire. 4 people were in the vehicle.
Officers located a severely damaged and burning Mercedes Benz and its four injured occupants. Henry Melvin and Robert Walker were pronounced deceased on scene by medic.
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The other 2 passengers were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Excessive speed appears to be a factor for the driver. Impairment test results are pending. There were no known witnesses to the crash.
Robert loved automobiles. Henry participated in the Myers Park football program.