FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Smoke billowed up from a semi-truck Sunday as fire crews put out the flames from a deadly Sunday morning crash.
It happened around 7:30 am on Clovis Avenue near Highway 99 in Fresno County.
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The driver of a Chevy S-10 slammed into the freightliner as it was making a U-turn within the intersection.
Both vehicles went up in flames, and the 40-year-old inside the pickup died from his injuries.
“Obviously, fog — it’s here,” says Mike Salas with the California Highway Patrol. “It’s causing havoc. It’s causing tragedy on our roadways.”
CHP officers say they’ve responded to dozens of crashes caused by low visibility over the last seven days.
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Exactly one week before Sunday’s deadly crash, 17 vehicles piled up just five miles away on Highway 99 near North Avenue.
Dashcam video shows the terrifying moments as one driver was blinded, before crashing into several other cars.
“I lost my breath when I was watching it,” says Melissa Culver.
Culver and her husband were among the survivors of the massive collision that left one man dead.
She suffered injuries to her ribs, eye, arm, chest and legs.
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Now, she says she and her family are doing everything to avoid driving in these conditions again.
“I have thank you letters that I want to send off to CRMC, American Ambulance, the fire department, as well as CHP, but they’re sitting in my home because I haven’t wanted to go to the post office when it’s foggy outside,” she said.
She’s not the only one.
Even drivers who have made it to their destinations safely this week say they’ve been afraid while on the roads, too.
“It’s pretty scary out here recently, especially with the Tule fog coming back in,” says Adrianna Hernandez.
Others say it’s not just the fog that worries them.
“Some people just drive too fast,” says Frank Ortiz.
Authorities say that’s true. With every fog-related crash the CHP responded to this week, speed was also a factor.
Officers are pleading with the community once again — drive safely, or not at all.
“Our best advice: if you could postpone those trips until it clears, please do,” Salas said. “If not, please slow down.”
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