Teenager Killed in Accident on Highway 99 near Earlimart

December 9, 2011- A 19 year-old woman was killed Friday at about 11 PM, near Earlimart, south of Visalia, on Highway 99.

Yvette Gonzalez, of Kerman, was driving a 1998 Chevy Cavalier southbound on Highway 99, just north of Avenue 56. She allowed her car to drift into the right lane where it side swiped another vehicle, driven by Leonardo Barajas, of Fresno.

It is unclear what kind of vehicle Barajas was driving. Different reports claim it was either a 2005 Volvo, or a semi truck.

After hitting the other vehicle, the Cavalier went out of control, into the right shoulder of the roadway, smashing into a metal guardrail. Gonzalez was not wearing her safety restraint, and was thrown from the Chevy Cavalier.

She suffered major injuries and was taken by ambulance to Delano Regional Medical Center. She was later pronounced dead in the hospital

Gladays Angle Angel, a passenger in the Chevy, was wearing her seat belt and suffered only minor injuries.

Barajas was also wearing his seat belt and was uninjured in the crash.

If you need legal counseling or representation for this accident, please give me a call. Attorney John Rozier, of Visalia, just miles from the scene of the collision on Highway 99, 559-713-0159.

February 5 Highway 99 wrongful death accident near Earlimart

On February 5 a man was killed in a wrongful death accident on Highway 99 in Tulare County near Earlimart. According to reports the victim was southbound on Highway 99 near Avenue 76 when he steered his vehicle into the center median of the highway.  He then veered back into the southbound lanes and subsequently lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle then spun clockwise, left the road, hit a tree, and finally rolled into a dirt field. The victim was thrown from the vehicle and was later found lying near a fence with fatal injuries. The identity of the victim has not been released at this time.

September 26 Highway 99 fatal accident in Tulare County

On September 26 Visalia resident Bella Mendoza was killed in a rollover accident on Highway 99 in Tulare County near Earlimart. According to reports Mendoza was a passenger in a vehicle headed north on Highway 99 near Earlimart when the driver, Matthew Elizondo,  lost control of the SUV and overturned into a pistachio orchard. Reports stated that a tanker had drifted into Elizondo's lane forcing him to turn onto the median. He then lost control of the vehicle and crossed back over the northbound lanes. His vehicle then overturned in the orchard. There were a total of seven people in the vehicle. The driver and two others were treated at the scene of the accident.  Three passengers were hospitalized. Mendoza died at the scene of the accident. www.nelsonrozier.com

Highway 99 accident near Earlimart

April 24, 2010--Last Saturday's accident near Earlimart in Tulare County was caused when 2 vehicles collided and struck a power pole.  Four people were taken by ambulance to Delano Regional Medical Center.  Our firm is located in Visalia just 30 miles from this accident scene--if you call today we can meet you at the hospital--we need to inspect the vehicles before they are repaired.  Attorney John Rozier 559-713-0159.  http://www.nelsonrozier.com/

February 26 wrongful death accident in tulare county between earlimart and ducor

On February 26 two people were killed in a crash between two cars at Avenue 48 and Road 184 near Earlimart and Ducor. Both vehicles were resting on their roofs after the crash. A Delano man named Miguel Reyes-Mendoza reportedly ran a stop sign.  The victims were in a 1993 Ford and were broadsided.  Further details were unavailable at this time. 

Our law firm is located in Visalia in Tulare County where this accident occurred.  Please give us a call if you would like us to investigate the road conditions, the stop sign and the speeds.  559-713-1059   http://www.nelsonrozier.com/

December 9 Highway 99 accident near Earlimart kills one

On December 9 a Ford F-150 crashed off of Highway 99, through a barbed wire fence, flipped several times, and landed in a ditch near Earlimart. The landing spot of the vehicle was not visible from the freeway.
this resulted in the accident not being reported for about two hours. One man was killed in the crash, another man suffered major injuries, and a woman suffered minor injuries. All three of the victims were trapped inside the vehicle until the woman managed to pull herself from the vehicle and walk in the freezing temperatures to the 4-star Cold Storage facility to use the phone and report the accident. The two survivors of the crash were taken to Delano Medical Center for treatment. The names of the victims were not released. The law offices of Nelson and Rozier are located in Visalia, just north of the site of the accident. If you would like a specialist to further investigate the road conditions and possible causes of the accident please contact us at http://www.nelsonrozier.com/.