Man arrested for DUI, woman killed in early morning Madera County crash

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A young woman was killed and a man has been placed under arrest after an early morning crash in Madera County.

The California Highway Patrol says they believe the man was driving while under the influence.

A badly-damaged truck and a destroyed car covered Ellis Street near Fairview Street in Madera County before the sun came up Monday.

The CHP said 38-year-old Michael Messer was driving his truck eastbound on Ellist street just before 4 a.m.

A 20-year-old woman was headed westbound on her way to work.

“The male driver, again, was driving the wrong way and went head-on with the Chevy Malibu,” CHP Madera Officer Javier Ruvalcaba.

The young woman died at the scene.

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