RAN STOP SIGN LEADS TO SHAFTER CRASH

The CHP says a fatal accident at a Shafter intersection was caused by a man who ran a stop sign. He was headed west on Fresno Avenue at 6:25 Tuesday morning when he drove into the path of an SUV on Scaroni Avenue, causing his car to skid into a grape field and catch on fire.

The crash hurt seven other people, including a Shafter police officer who tried to save the victim from his burning car.

Kelli Forsch