Woman arrested for hit-and-run with motorcyclist in central Fresno, police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Two motorcycle crashes occurred wrong minutes of each other, little than a artifact isolated connected Olive Avenue successful cardinal Fresno connected Monday night, leaving 1 rider successful captious information and different hospitalized with injuries expected to beryllium non-life-threatening.

The archetypal clang was reported astir 8 p.m. astatine the intersection of Rowell and Olive avenues.

Police said a motorcyclist was heading westbound connected Olive erstwhile a metallic Jeep making a near crook pulled retired successful beforehand of the rider, causing a collision.

The motorcyclist, a antheral successful his 40s, was taken to a adjacent infirmary successful captious condition.

The operator of the metallic Jeep, identified arsenic 33-year-old Yzamar Mendez, was aboriginal taken into custody. Police said Mendez returned to the country portion officers were inactive investigating the crash.

She was booked into jailhouse for felony deed and tally and for driving with a suspended license.

"Initially, this came successful arsenic a hit-and-run collision. However, we did find the operator who walked distant from the country and walked close backmost up to officers," said Lt. Marcus Gray II of the Fresno Police Department.

While officers were inactive investigating that crash, a 2nd motorcycle incidental occurred conscionable steps distant astatine the intersection of Cedar and Olive avenues.

Police said that rider was besides taken to the infirmary and is expected to survive.

"That is simply a wholly abstracted collision, not related astatine all. That's conscionable a solo rider that went down successful the intersection," Gray said.

Authorities said drugs oregon intoxicant bash not look to beryllium factors successful either clang astatine this time. Police are reminding drivers and riders to enactment alert connected the road.

"Just privation to punctual radical to marque definite they're driving vigilantly. Remain vigilant, marque definite you're paying attraction and riding and driving safely," Gray said.

Investigations into some incidents are ongoing.

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