Driver killed, collides with concrete pillar on Highway 99

Saturday, January 12, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A driver was killed when their vehicle collided with a guardrail, then a concrete pillar, on Highway 99 at Ashlan Avenue on Saturday morning.

According to CHP officials, the driver veered off to the east shoulder of the highway at around 1 a.m. The vehicle hit the rail before it went airborne, crashing into the concrete overcrossing pillar at Ashlan.
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Officers say the driver was ejected out of the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries.

It is unclear if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
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