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Fresno man killed in crash in foothills identified, coroner says. The SUV flipped

The man killed Saturday when his SUV struck a fence and overturned in the Fresno County foothills has been identified, the Fresno County Coroner’s Office said.

The 36-year-old was on Auberry Road east of Millerton Road about 7:30 a.m. before the fatal crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The coroner’s office said he was Phillip Glass of Fresno.

For an unknown reason, Glass left the roadway in a Subaru Forester while headed west on Auberry Road, CHP said. The SUV hit a fence and then rolled several times.

The Subaru came to rest on its side, CHP said. Glass was found inside the SUV and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Thaddeus Miller
Merced Sun-Star
Reporter Thaddeus Miller has covered cities in the central San Joaquin Valley since 2010, writing about everything from breaking news to government and police accountability. A native of Fresno, he joined The Fresno Bee in 2019 after time in Merced and Los Banos.
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