Coroner identifies Fresno man killed in suspected DUI rollover crash on Friant Road

A 67-year-old Fresno man died early Tuesday when he lost control of a pickup truck while northbound on Friant Road north of Willow Avenue, flipped off the roadway and overturned.

The California Highway Patrol reported that alcohol may have contributed to the incident.

The man was identified Tuesday afternoon by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Marcelino Rodriguez, 67, of Fresno.

The crash of the 2005 Chevrolet took place at 12:30 a.m.

The CHP said when the truck left the right side of the roadway, it slammed into a barbed wire fence and a dirt embankment, causing the vehicle to tumble multiple times, before coming to rest upside down. It burst into flames and the driver died at the scene.

The CHP said it was not known if Rodriguez was wearing a seatbelt.

This story was originally published September 7, 2021 at 8:28 AM.