CAR CRASH: Passenger killed in Mooney car crash

June 21, 2010

Visalia – A passenger was fatally injured Saturday afternoon after the car he was riding crashed with another vehicle between Visalia and Tulare, reports said.

According to the Visalia Police Department, the Chevrolet sedan that the victim was riding in was turning from southbound South Mooney Boulevard onto Avenue 272’s east lane when it was hit by a Sedan truck at about 5:505 p.m.

The names of the victim and the two drivers would be later released by the police, spokesman Sgt. Steven Philips said Sunday.

The passenger and driver of the car were taken to Kaweah Delta Medical Center for treatment. The passenger, who was identified as a male, died at the hospital.

The truck’s driver was not injured.