DUI Suspect Arrested in Fatal Orchard Crash

DUI Suspect Arrested in Fatal Orchard Crash

FRESNO COUNTY (KMJ) On Saturday night, July 26, 2025, a tragic DUI crash took the life of a young passenger and led to the arrest of the driver on multiple felony charges. CHP officers responded to a solo-vehicle collision on Mt. Whitney Avenue, just west of Cedar Avenue. Investigators say 23-year-old Juan Carlos Mendoza, Jr. was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe westbound when he veered off the road, crashing into a walnut orchard. The SUV struck sever…

Fresno Man Dies in DUI Crash, Driver Arrested

A 24-year-old man was killed and three others injured in a DUI crash Saturday night west of Cedar Avenue in Fresno County, authorities said. The crash happened around 9:53 p.m. on Mt. Whitney Avenue, where a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Juan Carlos Mendoza Jr., 24, veered off the roadway and overturned after striking several trees in a walnut orchard, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said Mendoza and a female passenger in t…