Driver charged with DUI and reckless driving after Matthews crash

Driver charged with DUI and reckless driving after Matthews crash

Evan Lewis Whiteside was charged with driving while impaired and reckless driving - wanton disregard after a four-car vehicle crash in Matthews.

Driver charged with DWI following crash in Matthews

News release provided by Matthews Police Department. MATTHEWS, N.C. (News Release) — On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at approximately 6:27 p.m., Matthews officers assigned to the Patrol Division responded to a four-car vehicle crash in the 11300 block of E. Independence Blvd. During the course of this investigation, Mr. Evan Lewis Whiteside (DOB – 07/09/1998) of Charlotte, was charged with Driving While Impaired and Reckless Driving – Wanton Di…