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Fresno, CA – Deputies say a man died after crashing his truck into a canal in Fresno County

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FRESNO, CA – Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reports a truck driver died after crashing into a canal on Saturday night. Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle struck a canal near Valentine and Church avenues around 11:15 p.m.

They found a truck stuck on an embankment near the edge of the canal when they arrived. Investigators said they were unable to locate anyone in the truck after searching it.

After searching the canal, firefighters from Cal Fire found the driver, 60-year-old Jose Aguilar, about half a mile away from where the truck was.

Aguilar was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to officials.

Investigators suspect alcohol may have been a contributing factor in this crash.

California Car Wrecks

Even though a majority of motor vehicle collisions end with only minor injuries to the people involved, tens of thousands of victims will necessitate hospitalization, surgeries, and emergency medical treatment for their injuries. Based on the kind of car accident, the probability of severe and life-threatening injury may be greater for certain people. 

Over 400 victims sustain injuries in car crashes throughout California each day. The consequences of an accident often create an overwhelming source of anxiety in a victim’s life. Typically, victims are filled with questions and doubt and unsure of how to move forward. 

There are many instances where road accident victims endure traumatic brain injuries, injuries to their spinal cord, fractured and broken bones, as well as additional injuries that leave them to deal with overwhelming physical pain and emotional trauma.

Along with the mental and physical suffering and pain that victims must endure, they are often faced with mounting medical bills while being forced to take time off of work for their injuries. When people are hurt in accidents resulting from negligent and reckless drivers, they should reach out to a car accident attorney in California as soon as possible. Victims are most likely entitled to financial compensation to help mitigate the financial burdens they will inevitably face moving forward in their lives.

Working with an aggressive and skilled legal team in the aftermath of your car accident can make a major difference in your capacity for recovery. Since 1983, Fresno personal injury attorneys at Torem & Associates have helped thousands of victims safeguard their legal rights after being injured in accidents that were caused by reckless and negligent drivers.

Fresno Car Accident Attorneys

Our attorneys are devoted to helping our clients get the justice they are entitled to after suffering financial, physical, and mental damages as a result of another person’s negligence. 

We provide reliable and aggressive legal representation to make sure that our clients are in the best possible position for moving forward, and get the medical treatment they require for their injuries and rehabilitation. If you have been injured in an accident, and you believe a negligent driver caused your accident, contact our personal injury law firm in Fresno at (888) 500-5000 to see how we can help you.

Note: Our team of writers utilizes secondary sources when creating these posts.  These sources include but are not limited to local news reports, police accident reports, and eyewitness accounts about serious injury accidents in Fresno.  For that reason, the details surrounding the incident have not been independently verified by our team of writers.  If you locate any information that is not correct in our post, please contact our firm right away so that we correct the post to reflect the most accurate information available.  

Disclaimer: Our firm, Torem & Associates, has worked hard to become valued members of the local business community.  We write these posts as a way to bring awareness to the dangers of driving or being a passenger in any type of automobile accident. We hope that through awareness, people will use additional caution when out on the roadways in Fresno and throughout California to prevent being seriously injured in a crash. This post is not intended to be a solicitation for business. The information provided in this post is meant to be informational and is not intended to be misconstrued as legal or medical advice. The photos used in the post are not representative of the actual accident scene. 

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