Ducor Woman Dies In Crash In Richgrove

A woman involved in a crash in Richgrove, Calif., on Thursday morning has died at a Delano hospital.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says Carla Maria Perez Mendoza, 22, of Ducor, was driving a vehicle shortly before 6 a.m. on Avenue 24 and Richgrove Drive when the vehicle left the road and overturned.

Mendoza was taken to Adventist Health Delano where she was declared dead.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

Posted by Jeff Lemucchi