On Monday, August 22, two people died on central San Joaquin Valley highways.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the first accident happened Just before midnight, when 30 year old Rodolfo Perez was driving south into Mendota on Highway 33. He then drifted into the northbound lane in his 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup and was hit by a tomato hauler being driven by 50 year old Gerardo G. Barajas, 50, of Coalinga.
Perez was pronounced dead at the scene.
On the same day, 35 year old Hugo Contreras of Bakersfield was driving south on Highway 99 in a 2003 Ford F-150 pickup just north of Delano at around 3.30 p.m. He then drifted onto the shoulder, rolled, hit an electrical box and caught fire. He was trapped in the wreckage and the pickup caught fire and he died.
If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident, please call the Fresno accident attorneys of the Law Office of Curtis Floyd, at (661) 633-2055 or contact us online to schedule your free initial consultation.
