FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — Two people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Auberry Rd. Friday morning.
It happened around 11:30 a.m. between Copper Ave. and Summit Mountain Rd.
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CHP says the driver of a Dodge Durango was traveling northbound and attempted to pass slower traffic over the double yellow line around a curved road
An oncoming vehicle was unable to avoid the Dodge, and the vehicles crashed head-on.
A man and woman, in their 60s or 70s, in the car did not survive and were pronounced dead at the scene.
The 21-year-old man driving the Dodge Durango was not injured and is cooperating with the investigation.
The road is expected to remain closed for hours while evidence is collected and the victims are removed.
Alcohol and or drugs are not a factor in this crash.
CHP says fog does not appear to be a factor; it was just a lapse in judgment on the part of the Dodge driver.
They say he was driving on a suspended license.
His driver’s license is suspended, so that in and of itself, he should not have been behind that wheel.Comment with Bubbles
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The driver of the Dodge is facing gross vehicular manslaughter and driving with a suspended license.