Woman killed, man undergoes surgery after high-speed motorcycle crash in central Fresno

A woman was killed and a man seriously injured after the pair crashed on a motorcycle as they fled a Fresno County sheriff’s traffic stop in central Fresno Tuesday morning, authorities reported.

The intersection of North Palm and East Dakota avenues was closed after the crash as the California Highway Patrol investigated the incident, which happened around 4:45 a.m.

According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, deputies were called for reports of two people acting suspiciously on a motorcycle near Gettysburg and Vagedes avenues.

Deputies attempted to pull the motorcycle over near Gettysburg and Palm avenues. But the driver, identified as Cline Garner, 32, along with the passenger, Gaylene Herrera, 46, refused to stop.

Officers pursued the two and found the motorcycle about a mile away, near Palm and Santa Fe. The bike had crashed into a center median and ejected both riders.

A witness said the black sport bike was southbound on Palm at around 100 mph when the rider lost control after crossing railroad tracks just north of Dakota.

Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Botti said Garner and Herrera were rushed to a hospital after the crash.

Herrera was pronounced dead at the facility. Garner underwent surgery.

Investigators from both the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and CHP were on scene.

This story was originally published July 2, 2019 at 7:39 AM.