Bodu from December 14 canal crash in Lindsay identified

The body found in the Friant-Kern Canal in Lindsay on December 14 has been identified as Gregorio Aquilar. Authorities were alerted around noon on December 14 that a car had driven off the road and into the canal. The car was recovered later that day with the body inside. Apparently, Aquilar was driving his SUV near East Fir Street and Strathmore Road in Lindsay when he went through a guard rail and into the canal. According to the CHP Aquilar was driving at unsafe speeds and drowning was the cause of death. http://www.nelsonrozier.com/

December 14 car recovered from a canal near Lindsay

On December 14 a car with a body inside was pulled from the Friant-Kern Canal near Lindsay near East Fir and Strathmore streets. A body was recovered from the vehicle. It is unclear if the vehicle went off the road shortly before the accident was reported or if the vehicle had been in the canal awhile. Details of the crash and the person recovered from the vehicle are unavailable at this time. http://www.nelsonrozier.com/