Man killed in Fresno County rollover crash near Fowler
Clovis Avenue near Jefferson Avenue was partly blocked Friday morning after a Honda left the road, hit a pole and landed in a vineyard. The driver died at the scene.
Clovis Avenue near Jefferson Avenue was partially blocked Friday morning after a rollover crash sent a Honda off the roadway and into a vineyard southeast of Fowler. CHP officers put out road flares and worked the scene as traffic slowed around the field. The driver died at the scene.
Authorities were called at 3:30 a.m. for a flipped car in a field on Clovis near Jefferson avenues, where an unresponsive man was found inside or near the wreckage. The California Highway Patrol said the man was driving a Honda southbound on Clovis when he left the road, struck a pole and ended up in a vineyard.
CHP said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Investigators were still trying to determine whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash.
The fatal collision added another serious incident to the stretch of roadway near Fowler, where Clovis Avenue carries both commuter traffic and farm vehicles through the agricultural fields south of Fresno. With the car off the pavement and investigators working in the roadway, drivers on the corridor had to move through the area slowly while the scene was secured.
People who need an official CHP crash report can request one through the agency’s crash portal or by submitting CHP 190 to the nearest CHP Area office. CHP also maintains traffic and crash-report systems for public safety and incident follow-up.
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