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Fresno County Crash Kills Woman, Injures Child on Highway 168
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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 8 months ago on
February 3, 2025

The CHP is investigating a fatal crash on Highway 168 that killed a 30-year-old woman and left a 7-year-old child hospitalized with injuries on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (CHP)

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Updated at 4:34 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2025

The Fresno County Sheriff — Coroner’s Office identified the 30-year-old women as Bailie French of Squaw Valley.

Original Story

The California Highway Patrol reported it’s investigating a fatal crash that left a 30-year-old woman dead and a 7-year-old child injured on Highway 168 on Sunday.

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At 8:40 a.m, dispatch received a call about a missing driver who failed to arrive home after midnight.

The driver, later identified as a woman in a Subaru Crosstrek, was the subject of a “Be On the Lookout” alert.

Around 11:45 a.m., a child, approximately 7 years old, was found walking on the right shoulder of westbound Highway 168, east of Qualls Prather Road.

CHP officers and Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies discovered the overturned Subaru further down an embankment. The woman was found dead outside the vehicle.

It appears neither the driver nor the child was wearing seatbelts.

CHP is investigating whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash, awaiting toxicology results.

The child, who had spent nearly 12 hours at the crash site, was transported to Valley Children’s Hospital with moderate to major injuries.

He was later reunited with his father at the hospital.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.

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