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Car crashes into fighter jet near Fresno, 2 dead

Car crashes into fighter jet near Fresno, 2 dead
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NAVAL AIR STATION LENMOORE, Calif. – A pursuit ended when a car crashed into a fighter jet on a naval base near Fresno Thursday morning, killing two people. 
 
KFSN-TV reports that a California Highway Patrol pursuit with a wrong way driver on Highway 198 ended when the suspect vehicle smashed into an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet on Naval Air Station Lemoore. 
 
The driver and passenger were killed, KFSN reports. No further details were confirmed. 

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