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TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A pistillate died aft crashing into a factual embankment on Highway 99 successful Tulare County Wednesday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
On Aug. 27 astatine astir 2:10 a.m., CHP received a telephone regarding a clang successful the country of Highway 99 and Tulare Avenue.
The preliminary probe indicated a 1989 Mitsubishi Mighty Max pickup motortruck was traveling southbound connected Highway 99, approaching Prosperity Avenue. CHP said that the pickup motortruck was driven by a 39-year-old woman.
For an chartless reason, CHP said that the conveyance was driven onto the eastbound ungraded enarthrosis and abruptly veered to the right, crossed some southbound postulation lanes. That's erstwhile the operator collided with the ascending factual embankment on the westbound borderline of Highway 99.
The interaction caused the conveyance to overturn onto the ascending ungraded embankment, wherever the pistillate was ejected onto the embankment. CHP said the conveyance past traveled successful a southeasterly absorption and landed connected its wheels, blocking the fig 2 lane of southbound Highway 99.
Despite lifesaving efforts, the pistillate died owed to her injuries. It was besides determined the pistillate was not wearing a seatbelt.
This is an ongoing investigation.
