IDENTIFIED: Man dead after crashing into bigrig in Fresno County
Jan 17, 2025
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The man who died after colliding with a big rig in Fresno Thursday has been identified by the Fresno County Coroner's Office.
The coroner's office identified the man as 83-year-old Hector Lara of Fresno.
On Thursday, the crash took place at around 1:30 p.m. in the area of Cedar Avenue and South Avenue.
The California Highway Patrol says at the time of the crash, a big rig was traveling northbound on Cedar Avenue, approaching South Avenue, and did not have a stop sign. Lara entered the intersection and then collided with the big rig, according to CHP.
CHP says Lara died at the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation.