Wrong-way crash kills 4 in Tulare County near Strathmore, suspect DUI driver in custody

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Wrong-way crash kills 4 in Tulare Co., suspect DUI driver in custody
Officers say 24-year-old Jazmin Paramo was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Highway 65 when she crashed head-on into two motorcycles.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash in Tulare County, the California Highway Patrol says.



It happened in the area of Highway 65 and Avenue 196 near Strathmore just after 2:00 a.m. on Sunday.



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Officers say 24-year-old Jazmin Paramo was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Highway 65 when she crashed head-on into two motorcycles.



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CHP says the motorcycle riders, two men and two women in their forties, died at the scene. Their names have not been released by authorities.



Paramo was transported to Kaweah Delta Medical Center with moderate injuries. Officers say she has been booked into the Tulare County Jail for suspicion of DUI.



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