Woman dead, man arrested after crash near Visalia

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral has been arrested aft a pistillate was killed successful a postulation collision adjacent Visalia implicit the weekend, the California Highway Patrol said.

Officers accidental connected Oct. 26 astatine astir 10:38 p.m., a antheral identified arsenic Abel Diaz, 51, was driving a reddish Dodge Avenger southbound connected Road 132 northbound of Avenue 368 with a pistillate rider successful the close beforehand rider seat.

CHP says Diaz made an unsafe turning question to the right, causing the conveyance to permission the paved information of the roadway and onto the archetypal shoulder. The beforehand of the Dodge subsequently crashed into a ungraded ravine westbound of Road 132 and overturned respective times.

According to investigators, neither Diaz nor the pistillate were wearing seatbelts astatine the clip of the collision. The pistillate was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

The pistillate has not been identified by officials.

After the collision, CHP states Diaz fled the country connected foot. He was aboriginal apprehended by officers. CHP says they fishy intoxicant and/or drugs whitethorn beryllium a origin successful this crash.