{"id":450631,"date":"2026-09-02T03:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/450631\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T03:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:38:07","slug":"deputies-crash-into-fax-bus-while-pursuing-wrong-way-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/450631\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputies crash into FAX bus while pursuing wrong-way driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 A wrong-way driver in downtown Fresno got away after a patrol car trying to catch up crashed into a Fresno Area Express bus, sending two deputies and seven bus passengers to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Two Fresno County deputies in a single patrol car spotted a vehicle traveling the wrong way north on M Street near Tuolumne Street a bit after 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The deputies drove north on M Street to try to make a traffic stop, but when the patrol vehicle reached the next intersection at Stanislaus Street, it crashed into the side of a FAX bus, disabling the patrol car. <\/p>\n<p>The wrong-way driver continued and was never contacted.<\/p>\n<p>EMS and Fresno Police responded to the scene. <\/p>\n<p>Both deputies were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. <\/p>\n<p>Seven passengers on the bus also went to the hospital as a precautionary measure but did not appear to have any injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Fresno Police is handling the collision investigation.<\/p>\n<p>[RELATED]  <a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/crime\/officer-involved-shooting-crime-scene-in-downtown-fresno-fresno-police-department-investigation-officers-huntington-boulevard-and-r-street-parolee-parole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Officer-involved shooting in Downtown Fresno, parolee in critical condition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Office urged motorists to be aware of one-way streets while driving in downtown Fresno, noting the area can be confusing for people not familiar with it.<\/p>\n<p> Drivers are advised to look for posted signs and road markings, including yellow lines signifying two-way streets and white lines for one-way streets, and to watch for cars driving toward them as a possible sign that someone may be going the wrong way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 A wrong-way driver in downtown Fresno got away after a patrol car trying to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-450631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}