Andrales Wallace-Matthews Arrested For Fatal Crash on Highway 198, Tommy Eslick Injured [Fresno, CA]

Andrales Wallace-Matthews Kills 2 People and Leaves Tommy Eslick Injured in Fresno Hit-And-Run

Fresno, CA (June 12, 2020) – On June 10, Andrales Wallace-Matthews killed 2 teenagers in a hit-and-run crash on Highway 198 near Highway 99. He also left Tommy Eslick with severe injuries.

The crash happened Wednesday around 4 am on the westbound Highway 198 in Fresno, according to CHP reports.

A 16-year-old girl is walking along the westbound Highway 198 when Wallace-Matthews’s vehicle hit her.

The driver lost control of the vehicle, overturning and crashing in a ravine. As a result, the vehicle trapped three passengers, who did not wear seatbelts.

Rescuers found two teenage girls dead, and an 18-year-old male passenger seriously injured at the crash site.

Meanwhile, the rescuers rushed the 16-year-old pedestrian to Kaweah Delta Medical Center and later transferred to Valley Children’s Hospital.

Andrales Wallace-Matthews, 21, the driver, left the scene and the Merced Police Department later arrested him that same morning. He was booked into the Tulare County Jail on a hit-and-run felony charge.

CHP is still investigating the cause of the crash.

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We at Sweet Lawyers extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of these two young girls. We are with you in this time of loss and sorrow.

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