IDENTIFIED: Man killed in canal crash in Mendota

by: Marcela Chavez Posted: Dec 27, 2022 / 05:04 PM PST Updated: Dec 27, 2022 / 05:04 PM PST MENDOTA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 29-year-old man killed following a single-vehicle crash in Mendota was identified Tuesday by the Fresno County Coroner's Office. Authorities say on Saturday before 9:00 p.m. dispatchers received a call reporting a vehicle crash north of Bass Avenue in Mendota. According to officials from the California Highway Patrol Los Banos, when officers and first responders arrived at the scene they determined that a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling northbound on Highway 33, north of Bass Avenue, when for unknown reasons the driver crashed into the metal bridge guardrail rolling over the canal ending almost fully submerged in the water, officials say.