Update: Identities released in triple-fatal accident
– The California Highway Patrol has released the identity of the three people who died in the accident on Highway 24 on Sunday. Next of kin has been notified.
Their names, age, and city of residence are as follows:
- Rosalinda Bucio, 24 years old, from Cutler, Calif.
- Francisco J. Polinasainz, 27 years old, from Reedley, Calif.
- Yvette Guzman, 32 years old, from Sanger, Calif.
Accident occurred late Sunday night
– A head-on collision on State Route 46 resulted in three fatalities and multiple injuries Sunday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred at approximately 10:28 p.m. on eastbound Highway-46, west of West Centre Street in Shandon. CHP reports that a 2021 Mercedes, driven by Saundra Foutz, 30, of Paso Robles, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane when she collided head-on with a driver traveling eastbound in a 2022 Honda.
A second Honda, traveling behind the first at approximately 65 mph, then collided with the initial crash vehicles.
Foutz sustained major injuries and was transported to CRMC Hospital in Fresno. Initially, officers at the scene did not expect Foutz to survive, but she has since survived her injuries, according to CHP Officer Patrick Seebart.
The driver and two passengers in the first Honda were fatally injured. The driver was a 24-year-old from Cutler, one passenger was a 32-year-old from Sanger, and another was a 27-year-old from Reedley. Their identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Carlos Quinonez, 28, of Orange Cove, a passenger in the first Honda, sustained major injuries and was transported to Sierra Vista Medical Center.
The driver of the second Honda, Jess Lopez, 38, of Bakersfield, sustained minor injuries and was not transported for medical treatment.
The CHP report states that impairment is not suspected to be a contributing factor in the crash.
The investigation is ongoing, and the CHP is working with the coroner’s office to confirm identities and notify families of the deceased.
