One person died Friday morning after a fiery crash at a dangerous intersection in Fresno.
Officers responded to Friant and Shepherd avenues after receiving a call at 1:59 a.m. of a vehicle that went through the intersection at a high-rate of speed and went airborne and crashed into other parked vehicles at Woodward Park.
Fresno police Mark Van Whye said the vehicle was traveling fast west on Shepherd and didn’t make a turn north or south and continued into the curb before hitting an embankment, launching the vehicle over the fence and colliding with other vehicles in a yard where city equipment is kept for maintaining the park.
The vehicle burst into flames seconds after the collision.
The driver was pronounced dead.
“There is a steep little embankment” that caused the vehicle to launch over the trees and fence before landing in the yard, Van Whye said.
Friant Roulette on YouTube captured the crash in its entirety, including radio dispatch of witnesses calling for 911.
The intersection is one of the worst in the city and has been the site of many crashes, including fatalities.
The investigation is ongoing.
The identity and age of the driver is unknown, pending next of kin.
YouTube channel Fresno Friant Roulette captures the fatal crash on Friday, May 9, 2025.