Amaya Chenot Obituary, Woman Pinned Down & Killed in Crash Involving Tow Truck in Northeast Fresno
Amaya Chenot Obituary, Woman Pinned Down & Killed in Crash Involving Tow Truck in Northeast Fresno
A woman is dead after a crash involving a tow truck in the middle of a northeast Fresno intersection.
The crash happened before 1 am Wednesday at Friant Road and Shepherd Avenue.
Fresno police say a tow truck was heading north on Friant when it ran a red light and crashed into a car that was making a left turn.
The driver, later identified as 22-year-old Amaya Chenot of Fresno, was pinned in and had to be taken out of the car.
Chenot was pronounced dead at the scene.
The tow truck driver did not suffer any injuries in the crash.
A camera that runs 24/7 in the backyard of a nearby home captured the crash.
Daniel Wells lives right behind the intersection and says frequent accidents motivated him and his son to set up the camera.
Charges have not been filed against the tow truck driver at this time.
“We do know that the person is cooperating with the investigation. And if the investigation was to identify that this person violated the law, then criminal charges could be forthcoming. However, that’s not the case at this time,” said Fresno Police Sgt. Diana Trueba-Vega.
Trueba-Vega says the Shepherd – Friant intersection is one they respond to a lot for traffic accidents.
Despite all the accidents, the city has no significant changes planned for this intersection.
Officials say they want to encourage people to pay attention when driving to avoid accidents like this.
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