IDENTIFIED: Man killed in crash that sent teens to hospital in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The antheral who was killed successful a crash that sent 2 teenagers to the infirmary past week successful Fresno County has been identified.

The Fresno County Coroner's Office identified the antheral arsenic 44-year-old Pedro Garcia Velarde of Kerman.

The California Highway Patrol responded to the country of Highway 180 and Grantland Avenue successful Fresno County for a fatal postulation collision conscionable earlier 6:20 p.m. connected Nov. 22.

CHP says Velarde was driving a Kia Optima eastbound connected Highway 180 with 2 14-year-old passengers. At the aforesaid time, the operator of a pickup truck, identified arsenic 56-year-old Santiago Lopez Lucas of Fresno, was traveling westbound connected Highway 180.

Officers accidental for chartless reasons, Lopez crossed implicit the halfway enactment and collided with the Kia.

CHP says Velarde was pronounced deceased connected the country anterior to their arrival. The 2 14-year-old teenagers wrong the conveyance were sent to the infirmary with insignificant injuries.

Santiago Lopez Lucas.

Officers adhd Lucas suffered insignificant injuries and was arrested nether suspicion of DUI, DUI causing decease and vehicular manslaughter portion intoxicated.

The sheriff bureau confirmed Lucas has since posted enslaved and was released from jailhouse connected Sunday. His bail was acceptable astatine $97,000.