Pedestrian Monique Contreraz, 29, dies after being hit and dragged for miles into parking lot by truck that left the scene near Cornelia Avenue and Golden State Boulevard in Fresno, California

Modified Date: 
Sun, 07/31/2022 - 7:54am
Accident Date: 
Friday, May 13, 2022

Fresno intersection shut down as police investigate deadly hit-and-run

When they reviewed surveillance footage, they found the person had been dragged from the area of the crash to the parking lot by a red pickup truck.

The driver of the pickup truck then removed the victim, left the body and drove away.

A truck killed a pedestrian, dragged victim 4 miles or more in north Fresno, police say

The trail of evidence led police back to the area of Herndon and Milburn avenues, he said, but may have begun even farther away.

Woman killed in northwest Fresno hit-and-run identified

29-year-old Monique Contreraz was pushing a shopping cart and walking her dog on a leash when she was hit by a pickup truck in northwest Fresno and dragged for 8 miles, police said.

Vigil honors woman dragged, killed in hit-and-run crash

Gathered near the corner where 29-year-old Monique Contreraz was killed, her sister, Janay Conley, struggled to speak through tears.

Friends, family make sure Fresno never forgets their loved one who died in hit-and-run crash

Two months after her tragic death, family and friends commissioned the mural in Fresno’s arts and culture neighborhood, the Tower District.

 

Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Monique Contreraz
City: 
Fresno, CA