Selma man killed in boating accident on Kings River

A Selma man was killed in a boating accident Sunday on the Kings River near Highway 99, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said.

The sheriff’s office identified the dead man Monday as 53-year-old Jesse Moya. (NOTE: On Monday, the sheriff's office said Moya was from Easton. His family says he was from Selma.)

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Deputy Ixchel Franks said based on witness statements and evidence at the scene, the case will be submitted to the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office for possible criminal charges. She said investigators were still determining if alcohol was a factor. She did not identify anyone else involved in the crash.

Deputies received a call of two boats colliding about 4:50 p.m. just east of the freeway.

No other details of the crash were made available.

Anyone with information or videos of the collision is asked to contact sheriff’s investigators at 559-733-6218.

This story was originally published July 1, 2018 at 7:00 PM.