According to California Highway Patrol, Alonzo was riding a motorcycle on Auberry Road when, for unspecified reasons, he swerved into the opposite lane at a curve and slammed head-on into a Ford F-350 truck. Alonzo was reportedly traveling alongside a family member when the collision happened
Fresno, CA – The Kansas teenager who was killed in a motorcycle accident at an intersection near Fresno Friday afternoon has been identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office.
Jayce Alonzo, 17, of Junction City, Kansas, died in the incident that took place just before 3 p.m. January 2, on Auberry Road, just south of Summit Mountain Road.
According to California Highway Patrol, Alonzo was riding a motorcycle on Auberry Road when, for unspecified reasons, he swerved into the opposite lane at a curve and slammed head-on into a Ford F-350 truck. Alonzo was reportedly traveling alongside a family member when the collision happened.
The impact of the crash ejected Alonzo and threw him nearly 75 feet from the point of the collision.
The CHP troopers and emergency crews responded to the scene. Despite life-saving measures performed by the medical personnel, Alonzo died of his injuries at the scene.
The truck driver was not hurt and remained at the site of the accident. The California Highway Patrol is still working to determine what led up to the crash.
Fresno County continues to be a high-risk area for traffic collisions, though recent data shows some improvement in fatal crash numbers. In 2023, Fresno County recorded 126 fatal collisions, a meaningful decline from a peak in the prior year (206 deaths in 2022), mirroring an 11% statewide decrease in traffic fatalities in California overall. Despite this year-over-year improvement, the county still experiences a high volume of incidents, averaging 7-8 police-reported crashes daily in the city of Fresno alone. Injury collisions vastly outnumber fatalities, and vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and motorcyclists, remain at elevated risk. A significant portion of crashes is attributed to specific contributing factors and locations. Alcohol and drug-impaired driving consistently rank as the top contributing factors for both fatal and serious injury crashes. From 2018 to 2022, Fresno County ranked as the 15th highest county in the nation for fatal hit-and-run incidents. Major thoroughfares like Highway 99 and Highway 41, particularly unwidened or poorly lit sections, have been identified as particularly deadly due to old infrastructure, high speeds, and traffic volume.
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