Crash on Interstate 5 Northbound at State Route 145 (Fresno Coalinga Road) in Fresno County, California

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM

Fatal crash3 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Coalinga Area
Report number
9495-2025-00229

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Interstate 5 Northbound at State Route 145 (Fresno Coalinga Road)
City, county
Fresno County
Collision type
Head-On
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
2
Killed
3

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Maroon Sport Utility Vehicle

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Travelling Wrong Way
  • Driver, female, 74Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used
    Fatal
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2018 Ram Promaster

Blue Mini Van

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 23Restraint: Occupant Unknown
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 21Restraint: Occupant Unknown
    Fatal
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2021 Toyota Venza

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Slowing/Stopping
  • Driver, male, 35Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 32Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 21651(B)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

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About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
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