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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A antheral has been arrested aft allegedly driving nether the power and causing a multi-vehicle clang successful Madera County precocious Sunday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officials with Madera CHP accidental connected Sunday, Aug. 18, officers responded to the country of Highway 145, westbound of the Santa Fe Railroad Over-crossing (west of Road 29) successful Madera County, for a study of a multi-vehicle postulation clang astir 11:15 p.m.
Through investigation, officers determined a full of 5 vehicles were progressive successful the collision.
Officers accidental it happened erstwhile a 39-year-old antheral from Madera driving a Dodge Charger westbound connected Highway 145, crossed implicit the treble yellowish lines into the eastbound lane, straight successful beforehand of the way of a 61-year-old antheral from Madera driving a Ford 150 pickup.
The interaction of the head-on collision caused the Ford pickup to question to the southbound enarthrosis of Highway 145, and the Dodge came to remainder successful betwixt the eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 145.
According to officers, that's erstwhile an 85-year-old antheral from Marina, CA, driving a Nissan Rogue westbound connected Highway 145 astatine 60 mph could not spot the Dodge successful betwixt the lanes owed to the acheronian colour of the car and its lights not working, and crashed into the car.
The clang caused the Nissan to rotation into the eastbound lane.
A 30-year-old pistillate from Madera was driving a Toyota Prius eastbound and crashed into the rear of the Nissan arsenic it spun into her lane, causing insignificant harm to some vehicles.
Officers accidental 1 infinitesimal later, a 66-year-old antheral from Los Banos driving a 2020 Ram pickup westbound connected Highway 145, crashed into the Dodge astatine astir 60 mph, causing it to beryllium pushed onto the northbound enarthrosis of Highway 145.
Officers accidental the operator of the Dodge was transported to CRMC with large injuries.
The operator of the Ford was life-flighted to CRMC, but helium aboriginal died astatine the infirmary owed to his injuries.
The drivers of the Nissan, arsenic good arsenic the operator and the passengers of the Ram, were each transported to the infirmary with mean injuries.
According to CHP, the operator of the Dodge was arrested for DUI.
