A 'careless mistake' causes a two car collision in Visalia, CHP says

196 views · Published 24 December 2018 · 0:35 · Indexed 5 October 2026

Channel: CBS47 KSEE24 · 2018 · News & Politics

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A family visit during the holidays was nearly ruined after a driver collided their car Saturday in Visalia.

A solo driver of a Nissan Titan was traveling northbound on Road 56 around 7 p.m., a CHP officer says, when they didn't notice a Mercedes westbound on Highway 198.

The pickup truck driver crossed the highway, colliding into the car and the pickup overturned in a nearby orchard, knocking down a stop sign and some fencing in the process.

Alcohol and drugs are not a factor in the collision, and the officer says it was just a careless mistake. 

The two people in the Mercedes are from Nevada traveling to see family in Hanford.

CHP says to use the accident as a word of caution to holiday drivers.

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