Multiple Ejections on New Year’s Eve Fatal Crash
January 2, 2026 – Madera CHP officials report that on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, just before 11:00 a.m., CHP Madera Officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash with multiple ejections, on Avenue 13 at Road 23. At this intersection, traffic on Road 23 has the right of way, and traffic on Avenue 13 is controlled by posted stop signs.
A preliminary investigation indicates a 31-year-old man from Madera, CA, was driving a white Honda CRV, westbound on Avenue 13, approaching the intersection at Road 23. At the same time, a 47-year-old man from Lodi, CA, was driving a white Freightliner, pulling a set of double trailers, traveling northbound on Road 23, approaching the intersection at Avenue 13…