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CHP: Driver killed in Madera after running stop sign

A 58-year-old man died early Friday when he ran a stop sign and was broadsided by a pickup in Madera, the California HIghway Patrol reported.

The crash took place at 5:15 a.m. as the driver, in a Chevrolet Equinox, ran the stop sign while southbound on Santa Fe Drive at Avenue 26, said CHP officer Javier Ruvalcaba.

The driver collided with a Toyota Tacoma and died at the scene.

The Toyota driver was not injured.

The driver killed was not identified pending notification of family.

This story was originally published April 23, 2021 at 10:10 AM.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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