78-year-old woman dies after ejection crash near Pine Flat Lake, CHP says

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 78-year-old pistillate has died aft her car rolled down an embankment portion she was connected the mode to conscionable friends adjacent Pine Flat Lake.

The California Highway Patrol says astatine 5:30 p.m. Friday, it received a telephone asking to assistance find the pistillate who had failed to conscionable a reporting enactment astatine Kirch Flat connected Thursday.

CHP officers, on with Fresno County Sheriff's Deputies and aerial assistance from some departments, responded to the Kirch Flat country but were incapable to find the pistillate oregon her vehicle.

At 8:40 a.m. Saturday, a Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy Sergeant recovered the pistillate and her tan Lexus SUV on Trimmer Springs Road, westbound of Maxon Road.

Investigators accidental the Lexus was traveling westbound connected Trimmer Springs Road when, for reasons inactive nether investigation, it crossed lanes and went down a steep embankment.

The car overturned aggregate times and the pistillate was ejected. Authorities accidental the pistillate was not wearing a seatbelt.

It's chartless astatine this clip if drugs oregon intoxicant were contributing factors successful this crash.

The probe remains ongoing.

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