October 5 wrongful death van accident near Riverdale in Fresno County

On October 5 Javier Juarez Arizaga was killed in a van accident near Riverdale in Fresno County. According to reports Arizaga was northbound on Dickenson Avenue near Excelsior Avenue when he crossed into the southbound lanes and hit a bridge. Arizaga was not wearing a seat belt and was therefore thrown from the van. The victim was declared dead at the scene of the accident.

October 5 fatal train accident in Fresno

On October 5 Daniel Madsen was pronounced dead after being hit by a train near the intersection of Fruit Avenue and Ashlan Avenue in Fresno. Reportedly twelve-year-old Madsen was walking to school at Wawona Middle School with his sister and some friend when his sister and a friend ran north on Fruit in front of an oncoming train. Madsen followed the girls and ignored the crossing arms that had been lowered. The conductor of the train sounded the train’s horn, but Daniel was hit as he crossed the tracks. This is the second train accident at this location in recent memory that has resulted in death. In March 2009 thirteen-year-old Stacy Frierson was was killed while crossing the tracks when he was walking home from Cooper Middle School. www.nelsonrozier.com

October accident in Lindsay

On October 5 Manuel Romas and Luis Chavez both suffered injuries in a single-vehicle accident near Lindsay in Tulare County. According to reports Chavez was northbound on Foothill Avenue near Avenue 248 when he began to drift off the road and hit a power pole around 2 pm. Romas was a passenger in Chavez’s vehicle and he was airlifted to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno with major injuries. Chavez was taken to Kaweah Delta Medical Center where he was treated and released.