[05-24-2024] Fresno County, CA – One Person Killed, Two Others Hospitalized After High-Speed Chase Led to Crash Along Shields Avenue

One person was killed, while two others were hospitalized after a high-speed chase led to a motorcycle vs. vehicle crash in Fresno on Friday afternoon, May 24, 2024.

According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, the deadly accident happened just before 4:30 p.m. at the Shields Avenue and Valentine Avenue intersection.

FCSO said that their deputies tried making a traffic stop on a motorcycle with two riders on board near the McKinley Avenue and Feland Avenue intersection. Instead of yielding, the riders reportedly fled at a high rate of speed, initiating a high-speed chase.

Moments later, the motorcycle collided with a sedan after its rider failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Shields Avenue and Valentine Avenue.

The two occupants of the now-crashed motorcycle, a man and a woman, were both taken to a nearby hospital after sustaining serious injuries. The man reportedly died due to his injuries that same night, while the woman remains in critical condition.

Meanwhile, the driver of the involved sedan was also transported to the hospital for injury evaluation. He did not suffer any serious injuries, said the deputies.

FCSO later confirmed that the male rider who died had an active arrest warrant on file for traffic-related offenses.

None of the involved individuals were named as of yet. Additional information was not immediately available.

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First, you should check on all passengers, drivers, and pedestrians involved. If they need medical help, call for an ambulance immediately. Make sure that you don’t move anyone who is unconscious or reports back or neck pain unless their life is in imminent danger, for example, from a fire or oncoming traffic. Since car accidents are unexpected, you also need to do the following:

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2. Take pictures of all parties involved, including their driver’s licenses, insurance cards, and respective vehicles. Remember to capture any visible damages, skid marks, and the vehicles’ points of rest.
3. Take note of the street names, traffic lights, and signs.
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Reckless Driving Accident Statistics

Automobile crashes are the leading cause of unintentional deaths and injuries in the US. Every year, car accidents claim the lives of two million people and injure ten million more.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines reckless driving as “willful disregard” for the safety of other road users. The NHTSA also recorded 11,258 fatalities caused by speeding in 2020. In Fresno, 687 speed-related crashes either resulted in injuries or fatalities, according to data from the latest OTS Crash Rankings Results.