Jacob Lee Penner, 28, and Samuel Mendoza, 67, both die when vehicles they're in collide head on on Avenue 9 in Madera, California
2 killed, 2 hospitalized after head-on crash in Madera County, CHP says
The California Highway Patrol says it happened at 6:45 am on Avenue 9 near Children's Boulevard.
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Penner was headed east in a 2016 Honda Civic while Mendoza was a passenger in a 2021 Toyota Corolla going west, the California Highway Patrol said.
For unknown reasons, Penner allowed his vehicle to veer into the other lane and the left front of each car collided, CHP said.
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