A 61-year-old Fresno man has been identified as the sole fatality in a massive pile-up that prompted a mass-casualty/trauma response along Highway 99 on Sunday.
Gustavo Villanueva Vargas was struck and killed in a chain reaction of crashes caused by a patch of dense morning fog along the 99 between North and Cedar avenues. The Fresno County Coroner confirmed the victim’s identity Monday afternoon.
According to California Highway Patrol, Vargas was a passenger in car struck during an initial crash. He and the driver had left their vehicle and were struck by the subsequent wreckage. Vargas was pronounced dead on the scene…