Laraib Tahir, 23, killed and Elliott Alexander Tipton, 31, injured in pedestrian collision with commercial truck at Shaw and Garfield in Fresno, California
Pedestrian killed, another injured in crash involving big rig
The CHP said a male and a female, ages unknown, were crossing Shaw when the westbound tractor-trailer rig hit them on the darkened roadway.
Fresno woman pedestrian killed in fatal crash with big rig identified
Medrano saw the pedestrians in his path and slammed on his brakes, but the front of the Freightliner was unable to stop in time to avoid a collision.
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