Anthony Photopoulos Obituary, Death – The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died in a high-speed crash involving an electric car over the weekend. The deceased has been named as 46-year-old Anthony Photopoulos.
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon. Photopoulos was driving a Volkswagen ID4 electric vehicle westbound on Holland Avenue when the crash happened. Reports indicate that he was traveling at an excessive speed and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection with Wishon Avenue.
As a result of his failure to stop, Photopoulos lost control of the vehicle. The car first collided with a tree and then crashed into the gate of a nearby home. The driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The CHP has indicated that Photopoulos’s speed was a significant factor in the accident, but no further details on his place of residence were provided by the Coroner’s Office. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.