Victim identified in fatal pedestrian vs. car incident in Clovis

A pedestrian was struck and killed Saturday evening in Clovis, police said.

The collision happened at 10:49 p.m. on Clovis Avenue near San Jose Avenue, just north of Shaw. According to police, the driver was traveling northbound on Clovis Avenue and didn’t see the pedestrian on the roadway but not in a crosswalk. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim was identified Monday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Ruben Robles Jr., 32, of Clovis.

The driver remained on scene and cooperated with officers. Police are investigating the collision, but don’t suspect alcohol or drugs are involved.

Clovis Avenue between Shaw and San Jose avenues was closed for several hours into early Sunday morning.

It was the second pedestrian fatality on a major Clovis street in three days, following a hit-and-run Thursday night on Shaw near Peach Avenue.

Clovis Police on Saturday said investigators had identified and located the suspect driver from that crash using surveillance footage from various cameras in the area. It has towed the vehicle and detectives continue to investigate the circumstances of the collision. The driver of the vehicle has not been identified.

This story was originally published June 13, 2021 at 6:54 AM.