Tesla collides head-on and bursts into flames, killing driver east of Clovis, CHP says
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UPDATE: Tesla driver killed in fiery crash on Highway 168 identified by Fresno Coroner
One person died from a head-on collision that occurred Wednesday night on Highway 168 just east of Clovis, according to California Highway Patrol.
It happened around 10:30 p.m., about a 1/2 mile east of Shepherd, where Highway 168 was reduced to one lane each direction and with no median separating the roads.
A 32-year-old man from Prather driving a Tesla Model Y east on Highway 168 for unknown reasons allowed the car to veer into the oncoming lane, CHP said.
The Tesla collided head-on with a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 59-year-old Prather man before the car burst into flames, CHP said.
The Tesla driver was pronounced dead at the scene while the Chevy driver was transported to a Fresno-area hospital with major but non-life threatening injuries, according to CHP.
Caltrans blocked both the east and west lanes of the highway near the area of 168 and Shepherd.
This story was originally published October 4, 2023 at 10:58 PM.
