Kerman woman, 27, identified as victim in car crash into palm tree west of Fresno
A motorist killed Monday when her car left the roadway and struck a palm tree west of Fresno was identified Tuesday by the Fresno County Coroner as Maria Garcia, 27, of Kerman.
California Highway Patrol spokesman Mike Salas said Garcia was driving a Mazda 3 on Kearney Boulevard east of Howard Avenue about 5:40 a.m.
She drifted to the right shoulder and overcorrected while trying to return to the roadway and slammed into a large palm tree.
Garcia died after she was taken to Community Regional Medical Center. Investigators could not immediately say if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, added Salas.