Man and dog die after crashing into canal in Mendota, CHP says

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
MENDOTA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man and his dog have died after crashing into a canal in Mendota.

It happened just before 9 Saturday night on Highway 33 near Bass Avenue.
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The California Highway Patrol says 29-year-old Jarod Elsdon was driving a Jeep Cherokee at an unknown speed.

He veered to the right and hit a guardrail before the car crashed into the canal and overturned.

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office dive team helped to pull the car out.
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Elsdon and his dog were both pronounced dead at the scene.

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