Lorenzo Charles died at the age of 47 in a bus crash on interstate 40 in Raleigh on June 27, 2011. He was in the control of an Elite Coach rental bus, without passengers.
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Elite Coach general manager, Brad Jackson said Charles worked for the company and was driving one of its buses on Interstate 40.
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Charles was interred at Oakwood Cemetary in Raleigh.
Charles was the 41st selection in the 1985 NBA Draft at age 21 and went on to have a modest professional career, playing briefly in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks.
Charles later played with several European teams, particularly in Italy for the Arexons Cantu and Irge Desio.
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