Driver runs over man she says was lying in the middle of a Fresno road, police say
A man was fatally struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in southeast Fresno, police said.
The collision happened at 9:08 p.m. at Maple and Jensen avenues.
According to Lt. Jordan Beckford, a woman was driving westbound on Jensen Avenue when she ran over the man.
She told police he was lying in the roadway but she did not see him and initially thought she struck something other than a person, Beckford said.
The man, identified by the coroner as 46-year-old Esmond Hedrington of Madera, was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he died.
The driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with the investigation. There were no signs of drugs or alcohol at this point, Beckford said.
This story was originally published May 20, 2021 at 10:55 PM.
Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee