Leonard Matsuyama Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash in Fresno County
Leonard Matsuyama ID’d as Motorcyclist Injured in Fresno County Hit-and-Run Accident at Jensen and Brawley Avenues
Fresno County, California (September 1, 2020) – Authorities have identified the motorcyclist who was seriously injured early Monday morning in an alleged hit-and-run accident in Fresno County as Leonard Matsuyama, 68.
The motorcycle crash occurred a little after 5:30 a.m. Monday, August 31, at the intersection of Jensen and Brawley Avenues.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Matsuyama was riding his Harley Davidson westbound on Jensen Avenue when, for unknown reasons, he was rear-ended by a vehicle.
The motorcyclist was dragged by the vehicle for several feet following the crash.
Major Injury Motorcycle Accident in Fresno County
Matsuyama was transported to Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno with major injuries. His current condition was not disclosed.
The driver of the vehicle involved did not stop to render to the rider and fled the scene. The suspect’s vehicle was described as a late 1990s or early 2000 white Ford F-150.
The crash remains under investigation.
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