The man killed in a head-on collision involving a Nissan truck and a semi-truck on Highway 180 near Kerman on Thursday morning has been identified as a Fresno resident, the California Highway Patrol said, in reporting published by Pacific Attorney Group on October 23. CHP identified the victim as Fernando Acosta Marquez, 45, of Fresno; he was pronounced dead at the scene. ABC30 Fresno also reported the identification of the man killed in the Highway 180 head-on crash with a freightliner.

Source: Pacific Attorney Group — Fernando Marquez ID'd as Man Killed in Head-On Collision on Highway 180 in Kerman (Oct 23, 2026), reporting CHP

CHP officers responded to the crash shortly after 11 a.m. on October 22 at the intersection of Highway 180 and Napa Avenue, according to CHP. According to CHP, Marquez was driving a Nissan truck westbound on Highway 180 on the wrong side of the road when it collided head-on with a semi-truck.

45Age of Fernando Acosta Marquez of Fresno, identified by CHP
Oct 22, ~11 a.m.When CHP officers responded to Highway 180 at Napa Avenue
Highway 180Rural Fresno County highway near Kerman where the crash happened
Under investigationStatus of the crash, per CHP reporting

CHP provided no additional information in the reporting, and the crash remains under investigation. No information about the semi-truck driver's condition was provided in the CHP account carried in the reporting.

Source: Carmex News — In Loving Memory of Fernando Acosta Marquez (Oct 24, 2026), reporting CHP

Highway 180 is a main east–west route through Fresno County's farm country west of Fresno, carrying commuter and agricultural truck traffic through Kerman. Awaaz Punjab is not depicting the crash in its illustration for this story, in line with its practice for fatal collisions.