Woman killed in fiery crash caught on camera in northeast Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The deadly crash happened in the blink of an eye at the intersection of Friant and Shepherd, an area known for a number of violent crashes.

Action News has learned the driver is a woman.

She was the only person in the car at the time and died at the scene.

Cameras captured a speeding BMW crossing into the intersection at Shepard and Friant just before 2 a.m. Friday.

The car hit the curb by Woodward Park before launching in the air and landing in a city work yard.

Smoke soon billowed up from the burning wreckage.

"There is no indication of any braking or turning movements in the crash. We know that we have that, we can see from striations in the road from tire friction marks," says Fresno Police Sgt. Mark Van Whye.

The driver was alone at the time of the crash and died at the scene.

Firefighters and crime scene investigators continued working into the daylight. Hours later, traffic flowed as usual, but signs of the crash lingered.

Tire marks were left on the sidewalk as the car slammed into the embankment and went airborne, going right through a tree.

The tree was left with a gaping hole where once there were leaves. Wrecked city vehicles and equipment, including lawn mowers and a charred shipping container.

The destruction is just steps away from the memorial for another deadly crash at the same intersection just two years ago, which took the life of 22-year-old Amaya Chenot.

The shocking video of this latest crash comes from 'Friant Roulette', a YouTube page owned by a concerned resident that captures frequent crashes on the busy roadway.

Their latest videos show a car ramming into the center median, a collision when the streets were slippery, even cars revving their engines as if to race before taking off.

But police say their statistics show a low collision rate compared to the high-volume area.

"For the amount of vehicular traffic that we have on that road, which people know is a lot, the collisions weren't that high," says Sgt. Whye.

Residents like Sheila, who live nearby, have their own observations.

"I hear the sirens. I hear the cops, and I hear the ambulances driving by," says Sheila Bailey, a Fresno resident.

Residents say they will always be on high alert.

Police are still waiting for an autopsy and toxicology report to come back that could identify whether or not the driver was under the influence.

At this point, her identity has not yet been released.

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