MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 35-year-old antheral died aft helium jumped retired of a aesculapian transport SUV connected Highway 99 adjacent Chowchilla Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP says astir 9:15 p.m. officers responded to Highway 99 and Highway 233 for a telephone astir a idiosyncratic who jumped retired of a transport SUV and past the idiosyncratic was deed by a passing motorist from Sacramento.
Investigators with CHP accidental a aesculapian transport operator from Lemoore with First Step Recovery, was driving a achromatic 2020 Chevrolet Equinox northbound connected Highway 99, southbound of Highway 233.
The transport operator was transporting a 35-year-old antheral to the Bay Area who was sitting successful the close rear rider spot of the Chevrolet erstwhile the antheral opened the close rear doorway and jumped retired of the moving vehicle. The antheral came to remainder successful the fig 2 lane.
CHP says a operator from Sacramento, was driving a Camry and did not spot the antheral lying successful the roadway and struck him.
The antheral suffered from fatal injuries and died astatine the scene.