Fortino Vasquez Tepeco, 29, Pedro Rodriguez Vasquez, 21, Aguileo Vasquez Vargas, 56, and Jorge Aguilera, 55, killed, five others injured after van-semi collision on American Avenue in Reedley, CA
Modified Date:
Tue, 02/24/2015 - 6:44pmAccident Date:
Saturday, January 10, 20154 Men Die as Van, Truck Collide at California Intersection
The road was closed near the crash site but was expected to reopen sometime Saturday morning.
FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A COLLISION IN FRESNO COUNTY
"It looks as though the driver of the minivan was passing the big rig it came into contact the minivan being the smaller of the two vehicles took the brunt. And basically overturned," said Sgt. Ed Jacobs of the California Highway Patrol.
CHP: Four killed in van crash near Reedley weren’t wearing seat belts
CHP said although Mendoza was not a contracted farm labor driver, all nine Porterville men were farm laborers coming from work.
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It was just before 6:00pm when a van carrying 9 men collided with the front of a semi-truck, the collision resulting in four of the men dying and the other five sustaining injuries of unknown severity; the truck driver, identified as Augustin Mendoza, 39, was uninjured but arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter.
Type: Truck Accident
People Involved:
Fortino Vasquez Tepeco
Pedro Rodriguez Vasquez
Aguileo Vasquez Vargas
Jorge Aguilera
Augustin Mendoza
Roadway:
American AvenueCity:
Reedley, CACounty:
Fresno County, CAArea:
Fresno-Visalia, CA
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