MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Alvaro Garcia, of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Saturday night vehicle crash in Mecklenburg County.

Garcia, 43, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Charlotte Saturday night.

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According to reports, Garcia was operating a Nissan pickup truck on Heathway Drive near North Tryon Street in Charlotte, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 7 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle then made contact with a substantial tree.

Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Mecklenburg County is a county located in the southwestern region of the state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,618 – Wikipedia.