2-year-old girl dies in Fresno County after suspected DUI crash. Driver arrested, CHP says
A 2-year-old girl died overnight in Fresno County after what officers suspect to be a drunken-driving crash, the California Highway Patrol said Friday.
A Richmond man named Angel Meza Michel, 29, was driving a 2007 Honda south on Interstate 5 north of 25th Avenue shortly before midnight Thursday, CHP said.
For an unknown reason, he allowed the car to drift into a shoulder on I-5 before it overturned near Kettleman City in Kings County, CHP said.
Meza Michel suffered major injuries and was transported to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno. The 2-year-old girl riding in the car died from her injuries, according to CHP.
Her name has not been made public.
CHP said they arrested Meza Michel on suspicion of DUI.
This story was originally published March 18, 2022 at 10:02 AM.
