Highway 41 Accident Between Semi Truck and a Van

September 19, 2011- A crash brought traffic to a standstill on Highway 41 near the Madera Ranchos area, just above Fresno, at approximately 6 AM Monday morning.

The accident happened on Hwy 41 near Avenue 12, when the driver of a big rig truck missed his turn. The semi tried to make a U-turn, when a blue van slammed into the truck.

A passenger in the van suffered major injuries, and was airlifted to Community Regional Medical Center, in Fresno. The driver of the van was taken away by ambulance, with moderate injuries. The driver of the big rig was not injured.

This accident requires much more investigation. Please let me help. Attorney John Rozier in Visalia 559-713-0159.

Darren Brown and Sergio Madrigal identified as victims

The two wrongful death victims in last weeks fiery head-on accident  near Madera Ranchos in Madera County have been identified as Sergio Madrigal, age 28, of Madera and Darren Brown, age 42 of Walnut Creek.

Madera Ranchos accident claims two lives

January 2, 2010--According to the Fresno Bee, a two vehicle collision earlier today took the lives of both drivers.  A truck swerved into the opposing lane of traffic and caused the head-on collision near Avenue 12 and Road 32 in Madera Ranchos.

The CHP report on a fatal accident such as this involving 2 wrongful deaths can take at least a couple of weeks to be finalized.  The face sheet of the report should be available within a day or two for family members of the victims.  Issues to be determined include the speeds and precise locations of each vehicle, black box data downloads from each vehicle, a survey of the scene of the accident and a review of other accidents in this vicinity in addition to toxicology reports to be obtained from the Madera County Coroner's office.  If you are family of either decedent and would like this matter investigated further, then please call us in the morning.  http://www.nelsonrozier.com/