Seventeen vehicles collided on Jan. 11 on Highway 99 in Fresno, killing two people, including driver Gustavo Vargas, who was struck after getting out of his car. The other person who was killed was Vargas’ relative, Gloria Rodriguez. A third passenger, Vargas’ wife, was hospitalized after falling 40 feet over a guardrail.

A 37-year-old man was hit and killed by a car after the CHP says he ran out into traffic on southbound Highway 99 near Belmont.

Construction for a new eastbound Highway 58 to northbound Highway 99 connector bridge is expected to cause some delays for drivers over the next several days and months. Wible Road construction The city of Bakersfield said construction begins the week of Jan.