Thunderstorms this morning, mainly cloudy during the afternoon with a few showers. High around 65F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%..
Overcast with rain showers at times. Low 54F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Updated: April 10, 2026 @ 8:50 am
LEMOORE — U.S. military officials say a wrong-way driver being chased by the California Highway Patrol crashed through a gate and into a fighter jet at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, killing the driver and a passenger.
The Navy says in a press release that the chase began late Wednesday when an officer spotted the vehicle going the wrong way on State Route 198 south of Fresno.
The driver eventually left the freeway, smashed through a gate at the base and into a parked FA-18E Super Hornet.
The passenger died at the scene. The driver died at a hospital.
Officials say the car hit the jet’s horizontal stabilizer but have not detailed the damage.
Naval Air Station, Lemoore, built in 1961, has two runways and hosts four Carrier Air Wings.
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