2 dead after vehicle crashes against home in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – Two people are dead after a vehicle crashed against a home in Fresno following a pursuit, the Fresno Police Department said.

Police say they were advised of a pursuit over the radio between a suspect, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement around 9:30 p.m.

As the pursuit concluded, officers say the suspect’s vehicle, a white Tahoe, crashed into a home in the area of Cedar and Nevada avenues. The vehicle went inside the residence, leaving a deceased person as a result and another one trapped underneath the SUV. However, police said just before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday that the person trapped, an 18-year-old woman, was pronounced dead.

On Thursday morning, officials added that a second victim, a 26-year-old woman, was also pronounced dead as a result of the crash.

The driver, described as an 18-year-old man, was detained.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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