Woman killed in single-car crash into tree in Fresno County, CHP says

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A woman has died following a single-car crash in Fresno County Monday morning.

The California Highway Patrol says it happened just before 6 am on W. Kearney Boulevard near Howard Avenue.

Officers say the woman, later identified as 27-year-old Maria Garcia, drifted onto the shoulder, over-corrected, and then went back off the road.

That is when officers say Garcia crashed into a tree.

Garcia was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where she died.

It is not known if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.