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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A pistillate from Tijuana was killed aft the car she was successful crashed into a canal successful Fresno County aboriginal Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol announced.
CHP says astir 12:55 a.m. connected Feb. 16, they responded to a postulation collision adjacent southbound I-5, southbound of Highway 41.
Investigators determined a antheral was driving successful the fig 1 lane of southbound I-5 and was approaching the undercrossing of the California Aqueduct. Seated successful the rider spot was a 24-year-old pistillate from Tijuana, Mexico.
Officers study for reasons yet to beryllium determined, the conveyance veered to the left, exiting the roadway and into the median. The conveyance continued successful a confederate absorption successful the median arsenic it approached the aqueduct.
CHP says the conveyance dove into the canal, colliding the beforehand with the factual diver partition wrong the canal. The operator was capable to flight to the level bank, however, the pistillate was incapable to flight arsenic the conveyance sank into the filled canal.
After a dive squad was requested, investigators accidental the woman's deceased assemblage was recovered from the h2o on with the vehicle. Her individuality is pending merchandise from the King's County Cororner's Office.
CHP says the operator of the conveyance sustained insignificant injuries and intoxicant and oregon drugs are not suspected to beryllium a origin successful this crash.
