Ana Martinez Killed in Madera Car Crash on Highway 145 near Avenue 10

A child in the car was airlifted to Valley Children’s Hospital as a precaution

Madera, CA. – 32-year-old Ana Karen Garcia Martinez has been identified as the woman who died in a car crash in Madera on Thursday night.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on Highway 145, south of Avenue 10, just after 11 p.m.

The Madera woman was driving a 2020 Kia Forte northbound on Highway 145 when she reportedly failed to negotiate a curve and collided with a semi-truck.

Martinez was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A child in the car was airlifted to Valley Children’s Hospital as a precaution. Police say the infant was not properly restrained in a car seat.

The driver of the semi-truck was unhurt.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.