Driver killed after car crashes into Fresno County vineyard, hits concrete pipe

Sunday, September 12, 2021
A woman was killed when her car crashed into a large concrete agricultural standpipe in Fresno County on Saturday night.

The California Highway Patrol says the collision happened near Belmont Avenue and North Del Norte Avenue just after 10 pm.
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The woman, 40-year-old Rosemary Montiel, was driving east on Belmont Avenue when she lost control of her car and veered off the roadway.

The car's front bumper crashed into a vineyard and kept going until the driver's side front door hit a large concrete agricultural standpipe.
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Montiel died at the scene.

CHP officers are investigating what led to the crash, but say they do not believe alcohol and drugs were a factor.
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