Automobile Accidents

• Fresno Man Dies in Bay Bridge Crash

  David Rowell | October 01, 2007 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Randy Madrigal, 39, of Fresno, was killed in a motor vehicle accident on the Bar Bridge in San Francisco early Saturday morning. Madrigal was westbound on the bridge when his Toyota Tacoma pickup slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer rig carrying steel rebar. The truck had slowed to exit the Bridge at the Treasure Island off-ramp when Madrigal drove into the back of the truck. Madrigal was...

• Deadly Automobile Accident Kills 3 Children in Tulare County

  David Rowell | September 24, 2007 9:11 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A deadly automobile accident on Saturday killed 3 children in Tulare County. Tulare County Deputy Sheriff Joseph Armstrong was on his way to work in his pickup truck at about 1:00 p.m. when he ran a stop sign and collided with an SUV driven by Tanya Rader. Three children inside the SUV, ages two, three and five, died in the collision. Armstrong and Rader, both seriously hurt, were airlifted to...

• Fatal Motorcycle Accident on Interstate 80

  David Rowell | September 16, 2007 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A motorcycle accident on Interstate 80 in Berkeley today resulted in the death of at least one person. The motorcycle driver was westbound on I 80 near Ashby Avenue when he collided with another vehicle about 2:00 p.m. today. The driver died at the scene.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Fatal Automobile Accident in Kern County

  David Rowell | September 14, 2007 6:14 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Patricia Tepetl, 27, from Lamont, was killed in a single-car motor vehicle accident on Friday. The woman was southbound on the Tejon Highway when she lost control of her vihicle and it rolled over. Tepetl, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. She was airlifted to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.For more information on this...

• 1 Injured, 1 Dead in Selma Automobile Accident

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 9:30 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Two Tulare women were involved in an automobile accident on Wednesday, when their car struck a tractor-trailer rig on U.S. 99 in Selma. Christine Martins, a passenger in the car, was killed; the driver, Dianna Maurico, suffered major injuries. According to the the California Highway Patrol, Raymond Thiessen of Madera, driver of the big-rig, lost control of his truck and swerved across the...

• Child Dies in Automobile Accident

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 3-year old Santa Maria child was killed Tuesday in a hit-and-run automobile accident. Witnesses say the driver, 21-year old Miguel Gallardo, was going too fast on the residential street where the slain child lived, and could not slow down when the child ran into the street. Gallardo was arrested on Wednesday and faces felony hit-and-run charges. For more information on this subject matter,...

• Fresno County Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  David Rowell | September 11, 2007 8:12 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A Fresno County man was killed in motorcycle accident on Monday. The motorcycle driver, from Tollhouse, was traveling westbound on State Highway 168 near Shaver Lake, when his motorcycle crossed over the center divider. He collided head-on with an eastbound pick-up truck and died at the scene.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Teenager Killed in Freeway Accident

  David Rowell | August 26, 2007 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 17 year old girl from Downey was killed Saturday night in a fatal auto accident in Southern California. The girl and two other teens were passengers in a pickup truck being driven by an 18 year old male, also from Downey. Police say the driver, who had been drinking, veered suddenly to the left and struck the center divider, causing the truck to roll several times. Two passengers, who were not...

• Motorcycle Accident Kills Driver

  David Rowell | August 23, 2007 1:24 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A man was killed in a deadly motorcycle accident Wednesday night about 9:30 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and skidded across Indio Boulevard. No other vehicles were involved, and the police reported no signs of speeding or alcohol. The driver died at the scene.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Youth Killed in Deadly Truck Accident

  David Rowell | August 23, 2007 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 22 year old man from Sacramento was killed in a deadly auto accident on Wednesday morning when he lost control of his speeding truck, hit the center divider, and was ejected from the vehicle when it rolled. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. Witnesses reported seeing drug paraphernalia at the scene of the accident.For more information on this subject matter,...