Auberry man dies in single-car accident on Fresno County road. Passerby spotted wreck
An Auberry man is dead after his gray Acura TL went off Auberry Road near Prather in east Fresno County and struck a boulder, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The man was identified early Sunday evening as Keith Hensley, 54, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The CHP received a call shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday from a passerby who saw the crashed car down a short embankment on Auberry Road near Rock Hill Lane, spokesman Mike Salas said. The car was traveling west on Auberry Road before it veered off the road for an unknown reason. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
It’s believed the crash happened sometime between Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, Salas said. The investigation is continuing.
This story was originally published January 31, 2021 at 10:11 AM.
CORRECTION: This story has been updated to identify the driver and correct that he was from Auberry, not Madera, as originally reported by the CHP.
