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Man crushed to death while working on vehicle in Fresno ID’d by coroner

A Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy investigates a fatal accident in central Fresno where a car fell on a man doing mechanical repairs on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
A Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy investigates a fatal accident in central Fresno where a car fell on a man doing mechanical repairs on Sunday, April 23, 2023. The Fresno Bee

A man killed while doing car repair work early Sunday was identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office.

Steven Rexroat, 42, of Fresno was killed while working on a car in a driveway.

Deputies responded about 9 a.m. in the 4600 block of North Vagedes Avenue, near the major intersections of North Fruit and West Gettysburg avenues.

Deputies said the accident might have happened earlier, several hours before a passerby noticed the accident and notified authorities.

There was no immediate information about how the accident occurred.

This story was originally published April 24, 2023 at 4:10 PM.

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