1 hospitalized after driver runs red light in Visalia, police say

Monday, May 24, 2021
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- One person was hospitalized after a crash involving a semi-truck in Visalia on Monday morning.

The crash happened around 5:15 am on Walnut Avenue and Demaree Street.
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Visalia police say the driver of a Frito-Lay truck was eastbound on Walnut when they ran a red light and hit a Dodge Challenger.

Witness photos from the crash show the semi-truck crashed on its side.

The truck driver was taken to Kaweah Health Medical Center with minor injuries.

No one else was injured.
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Investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision.



The crash caused part of Walnut Avenue and Demaree to be shut down on Monday morning. The streets have since reopened.

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