Man, 58, Killed | Two Women Injured in Collision
FRESNO, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2026) — An alleged wrong-way driver died Sunday when his car crashed head-on into two others on Highway 99 in Fresno, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The 58-year-old man, identified as Paul Nichelmann, 58, was driving a Ford Ranger pickup truck when the collision occurred around 2 p.m. on January 4th, the CHP said.
CHP officials were alerted to reports of a wrong-way driver heading northbound in a southbound lane of Highway 99 near Olive Avenue. Just seconds later, the crash occurred just south of Clinton Avenue.
Investigators determined the Ford Ranger was in the far-left lane and crashed into a 24-year-old woman’s Ford Bronco and then a 63-year-old woman’s Chevrolet Equinox.
The three vehicles came to a stop and were blocking two far left lanes.
Paramedics responded and rushed the 58-year-old man to Community Regional Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
Meanwhile, the two injured women were also taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Detectives will determine if alcohol and or drugs were a factor in the collision.
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