A vehicle fire following a crash on southbound Interstate 5 just north of State Route 198 near Coalinga left one person dead early Tuesday morning.
California Highway Patrol dispatch logs show the incident was reported at 2:21 a.m. as a vehicle on fire in the center divider, with the problem later changed from a car fire to a fatality at 6:01 a.m. Logs indicate a solo vehicle fatality, with the coroner arriving on scene and a tow truck requested for a complete burn. No ambulance requests or CPR efforts were noted in the logs.
The vehicle was described as a blue 2004 GMC Yukon with only the front license plate remaining, no longer attached to the vehicle, and subject to towing under Vehicle Code section 22651(g) for a disabled vehicle with an officer identification number of 020021.
A reporting party initially advised that two occupants were out of the vehicle and walking around, but the incident was later confirmed as a solo vehicle fatality. The vehicle appeared to have front-end and rear-end damage, was overturned in the center divider and fully engulfed in flames, with the fire department notified and arriving on scene.
Units were assigned starting at 2:23 a.m., with arrivals on scene between 2:37 a.m. and 2:45 a.m., and the scene cleared between 5:08 a.m. and 6:01 a.m.
No lane closures or traffic breaks were detailed in the logs.
Identities of those involved and the cause of the crash were not immediately available.
The CHP recorded the crash at GPS coordinates: 36.257907 -120.246414
Sources:
– CHP CAD incident viewer: https://cad.chp.ca.gov/
