Suspected DUI crash in Fresno County kills woman, hospitalizes child

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A pistillate is dormant and others, including a child, were hospitalized aft a suspected DUI collision successful Fresno County Saturday evening, the California Highway Patrol announced.

CHP says astir 8:30 p.m. a 24-year-old antheral was driving a Toyota eastbound connected Floral Avenue erstwhile helium crossed implicit the halfway enactment successful an effort to marque a near crook onto Willow Avenue.

As the Toyota entered the westbound lane, investigators study it collided head-on with an oncoming Nissan driven by a 61-year-old man.

Officers accidental the Toyota's close beforehand passenger, a 28-year-old woman, was not wearing a seatbelt and sustained captious injuries. She was transported to a section infirmary wherever she died soon aft arriving.

Seated successful the backmost of the Toyota down that pistillate was a nine-year-old miss who CHP says sustained large injuries and was transported to a section hospital. The operator of the Toyota was hospitalized with mean injuries.

The 61-year-old operator and beforehand rider successful the Nissan were transported to a section infirmary with mean injuries. Investigators accidental the operator was yet determined to beryllium driving nether the power of alcohol.

CHP says helium volition beryllium booked connected suspicion of driving nether the power upon merchandise from the hospital.

Anyone with further accusation regarding this clang is asked to interaction the California Highway Patrol astatine 559-262-0400.