Explore 8 tragic fatalities in Fresno vehicle accidents
The curated articles highlight tragic vehicle accidents in Fresno, focusing on fatalities and crashes involving different modes of transport such as bicycles, motorcycles, and vehicles. They consistently report that in several incidents, drivers did not face immediate arrest, and many accidents involved suspected DUI.
One article details a motorcyclist colliding with a vehicle when the vehicle turned into a library parking lot, leading to the motorcyclist’s death. Another article describes a fatal incident where a bicyclist was struck near a highway on-ramp and later pronounced dead. A separate case recounts two teenagers' deaths in a high-speed, three-vehicle crash, with the driver suspected of DUI. A fourth case tells of a pedestrian being hit and killed by a vehicle, where the driver initially fled the scene but later returned and cooperated with the police.
NO. 1: DRIVER DIES AFTER LIKELY FALLING ASLEEP ON FRESNO HIGHWAY, CHP SAYS. CAR FOUND 6 HOURS LATER
It happened on southbound 41 just north of the transition to 99. | Published March 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anthony Galaviz
NO. 2: UPDATE: 34-YEAR-OLD MOTORCYCLIST ID’D BY FRESNO CORONER. HE COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE
A passenger in the vehicle was also injured. | Published March 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anthony Galaviz
NO. 3: TWO 19-YEAR-OLDS KILLED IN HIGH SPEED, THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN FRESNO COUNTY, CHP SAYS
An 18-year-old was arrested. | Published March 30, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anthony Galaviz
NO. 4: JUVENILE KILLED BY VEHICLE WHILE RIDING BIKE ON CLOVIS STREETS, POLICE SAY
The fatal collision happened on Bullard Avenue near Temperance Avenue. | Published April 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anthony Galaviz
NO. 5: UPDATE: PEDESTRIAN ID’D AFTER HIT AND KILLED BY VEHICLE IN FRESNO. DRIVER LEFT BUT RETURNED
It happened Monday morning near Olive and Chestnut avenues. | Published April 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anthony Galaviz
NO. 6: UPDATE: 47-YEAR-OLD BICYCLIST KILLED NEAR FRESNO HIGHWAY 41 ON-RAMP ID’D BY CORONER
Officers responded to the collision just after 11 p.m. at Jensen Avenue and Highway 41 on-ramp. | Published April 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anthony Galaviz
NO. 7: MAN ON ELECTRIC SCOOTER STRUCK IN HIT-AND-RUN COLLISION IN FRESNO, POLICE SAY
Incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. at Maple and McKenzie avenues in Fresno. | Published April 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anthony Galaviz
NO. 8: PREGNANT WOMAN KIDNAPPED IN A FRESNO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DISTURBANCE THAT FLARED INTO BUS CRASH
Fresno County has the highest per capita calls to law enforcement for domestic violence in California. | Published May 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Bryant-Jon Anteola
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.