Fresno man identified as motorcyclist killed in Clovis crash

A Fresno family lost James McCall after the 35-year-old died when his Honda Grom crashed near Ashlan and Thompson avenues in Clovis, a collision that again put motorcycle safety under a local spotlight.

Clovis police said McCall was riding around 11 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2026, when he struck a stationary object on or near the sidewalk. Officers and emergency medical crews tried life-saving measures at the scene, but McCall was pronounced dead. The Fresno County Coroner’s Office later identified him as the rider killed in the crash.

Investigators have not said whether speed, visibility, roadway design or another factor played a role. The collision remains under investigation, and police have not released additional details about what led McCall to leave the roadway and hit the object near the sidewalk.

The crash lands in a part of Fresno County that has already seen deadly motorcycle violence. On Aug. 28, 2024, another fatal Clovis crash near Barstow and Sunnyside avenues killed Josh Cowdrey of Clovis, 37, after a motorcycle collision that led to a DUI arrest. Loved ones later organized a rideout, vigil and tattooathon to honor him, a sign of how deeply these deaths ripple through families and friend groups long after the sirens are gone.

For riders, the danger is not only the impact itself but the split-second margins created by dark intersections, roadside objects and the size and speed differences between motorcycles and other traffic. Honda Groms are small, lightweight bikes that can be easy to overlook in low light, and Clovis streets have now been the scene of more than one fatal motorcycle crash in recent years.

McCall’s death adds to a pattern local investigators and grieving families already know too well: one collision, one intersection, one rider gone. In Clovis and across Fresno County, each new motorcycle fatality raises the same hard question about what more can be done before another crash ends a life.