MADERA COUNTY, CA : 1 killed, 1 hospitalized in head-on crash in Madera County on Monday, 10th July 2023
A young woman was killed and a man has been placed under arrest after an early morning crash in Madera County.
The California Highway Patrol says they believe the man was driving while under the influence.
A badly-damaged truck and a destroyed car covered Ellis Street near Fairview Street in Madera County before the sun came up Monday.
The CHP said 38-year-old Michael Messer was driving his truck eastbound on Ellist street just before 4 a.m.
A 20-year-old woman was headed westbound on her way to work.
"The male driver, again, was driving the wrong way and went head-on with the Chevy Malibu," CHP Madera Officer Javier Ruvalcaba.
The young woman died at the scene.
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