{"id":218916,"date":"2026-03-14T01:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/218916\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T01:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:01:25","slug":"man-suspected-of-driving-impaired-in-deadly-fresno-county-crash-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/218916\/","title":{"rendered":"Man suspected of driving impaired in deadly Fresno County crash identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">DUNLAP, Calif. (KFSN) &#8212; A man who was allegedly driving impaired when he caused a crash that killed a woman Wednesday has been identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The California Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Zachary Kinberger was driving a Tesla when it crossed into oncoming traffic on Hwy 180 and hit 34-year-old Misty Lynn&#8217;s Kia Soul head-on, killing her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Before authorities released Lynn&#8217;s identity, they had initially reported that the victim was a woman in her 20s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">RELATED: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/post\/woman-killed-crash-tesla-dunlap-identified\/18708035\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Woman killed in crash with Tesla near Dunlap identified<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Following the crash, Kinberger was arrested and taken to the hospital, where he remains with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 21-year-old passenger and two young children were also in the car with him at time. Those three passengers are expected to be okay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The crash on Wednesday was not the first time Kinberger was arrested for driving impaired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Action News has previously reported on his history of reckless driving, including when he led Fresno Police on a chase in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said then that he was under the influence of marijuana and prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Those who knew Lynn said her death was senseless and completely avoidable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;If you take somebody&#8217;s life, you&#8217;re not just taking theirs. You&#8217;re taking everything around them. The people that love them. You take a piece of people. You take a chunk out of everybody&#8217;s heart that they touched,&#8221; said Lynn&#8217;s boss, Gena Lori Marr, through tears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The CHP says Lynn was on her way to work when the crash happened, and was only a mile away from the Bella Brooke Cafe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lynn&#8217;s coworkers at the cafe saw traffic from the crash build up all the way back to where they were and were shocked and devastated to learn Lynn had been the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;The thing I&#8217;m going to miss&#8230; Just her in general. I mean, there was nothing about her I didn&#8217;t like,&#8221; said Marr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Marr says everyone who works at the Bella Brooke Cafe is like family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;She treated me like a mom. And I loved her like a daughter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Marr says Lynn was a lover of kids and animals and was trying to become a mom herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">She says Lynn and her fianc\u00e9 started trying to have a baby after she recently earned her Servsafe certification and learning she would be promoted to manager at the cafe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;She really had drive to make her life good. And she was looking forward to it. She just got that Kia car &#8212; not brand new, but brand new to her. She just got it, like, six months ago or so. They were so excited, because they were driving beaters, barely making it here. So she saved enough money to go get a car&#8230; and then that&#8217;s the one that she died in,&#8221; said Marr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Bella Brooke Cafe in Dunlap will host Lynn&#8217;s celebration of life Sunday from 5-7 p.m. to raise money for her family. You can also donate <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/bellabrookecafe.com\/?page_id=1453&amp;_gl=1*87lcy4*_gcl_au*NzM5MjgwMDcyLjE3NzM0NDU0MDQ.*_ga*MTE1MjY0NjgyMS4xNzczNDQ1NDA0*_ga_ZZ0VZ3KLJD*czE3NzM0NDU0MDQkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzM0NDU0MDQkajYwJGwwJGgxOTMwNTUyMzcy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUNLAP, Calif. 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