FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police announce an intense crackdown on DUI after a deadly weekend on Fresno streets.
Five people died within a 24-hour span in a series of accidents on Fresno streets.
Fresno police say two motorcycle riders were killed on Friday, December 8th after noon when they collided with an SUV at Tulare and Willow.
Saturday morning, Daniel Mendez, 53 and his wife Ramona Mendez, 43, of Fresno were delivering papers for the Fresno Bee and were killed after a speeding car read-ended them at Kings Canyon and Apricot.
Later, that same morning a 5th person, a man in his 20’s was killed at Weber and Princeton, when he was struck from behind while on his bike.
Chief Jerry Dyer says not all the accidents were because of drunk drivers but nonetheless they are still going to increase patrols and their former Bar Watch Operation is being reinstated to find would-be drunk drivers
Fresno PD will also dedicate another sergeant and ten officers to their Neighborhood Traffic Unit, and utilize overtime to be part of the DUI operations – Chief Dyer says to “search, find, and remove drunk drivers” from Fresno roadways.
Click below to listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern:
