FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. -โข A member of theโฃ California Army National Guard died โSunday morning in aโค single-vehicleโค crash in the Fresno County โขfoothills. โคDavid Solomon, identified โby friends as the victim, was pronounced dead at theโข scene.
the crash occurred around 9 โa.m. on Tollhouse Road near โคVan vleet. California Highway Patrol officers and Calโ Fire โขcrews โresponded to find Solomon’s vehicle overturned in a creek bed with a crushedโ roof, trapping him โฃinside.Emergencyโ personnel โused the Jaws of Lifeโค to extricate him, but life-saving efforts wereโข unsuccessful. this loss โฃimpacts the tight-knit community โof first responders and the California Military Department, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident.
Solomon served withโข the California โArmy National Guard and was alsoโ contracted with โCal Fire, โassisting in wildfire response across the state. A procession of first responders escorted his body from the crash site to โคthe Fresno County Coroner’s Office.
The California Military Departmentโ released a statement expressing their grief: “Weโข are heartbroken by this loss. Our thoughts are โwith the โคfamily,loved ones,and theโข Guardsmen and CAL โFIRE leadership of โฃthe Toll House crew the Soldier left behind.”
The Californiaโ Highway Patrol is investigating the fatal crash,and โa causeโฃ has โnot โคyet been persistent.