30-year-old Victor Soto Orocio of Sanger was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 180 in Fresno Sunday morning
Fresno, Calif. – 30-year-old Victor Soto Orocio of Sanger was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 180 in Fresno Sunday morning.
The wreck happened at around 5:30 a.m. on February 18 on Highway 180 west of George Smith Road near Yokuts Valley.
Orocio was pronounced dead at the scene.
ORIGINAL STORY
Fresno, Calif. (UPDATE) – A 30-year-old Sanger man died and two other people were injured early Sunday morning after two vehicles collided head-on on Highway 180 in Fresno County, according to a CHP report.
At about 5:30 a.m. CHP officials received an iPhone notification regarding a crash in the area of Highway 180 west of George Smith Road near Yokuts Valley.
According to the CHP, the Sanger man was driving a Chevrolet Equinox eastbound on Highway 180 when, for reasons still under investigation, he drove into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a Toyota Tundra.
The Sanger man was fatally injured and was declared dead at the scene. Two people in the Toyota Tundra were injured in the incident. The patients were transported to the Community Regional Medical Center. One patient had a broken arm and both had lacerations to their hands.
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