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Ana Ortega

Age : 51

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/18/2023

Location : Clinton Avenue near Bethel Avenue

City : Sanger

County : Fresno

State : California

Agency : Clovis Police Department

Officer(s) :Scott G. Borsch

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by off-duty police officer in vehicle crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/19/2023, at approximately 7:50 a.m., 51-year-old Ana Ortega of Sanger was walking her dog along Clinton Avenue near Bethel Avenue north of Sanger when she was struck and killed by a Chevrolet pickup truck driven by off-duty Clovis Police Department Sgt. Scott G. Borsch.
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Borsch, then 45, was driving in the opposite direction from Ortega. Borsch was fatigued while driving, and his pickup drifted across the center line and struck Ortega and her dog. Ortega suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. Her dog, Jack, survived but suffered major injuries.
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Borsch stopped after the collision and performed CPR on Ortega until emergency personnel arrived. The California Highway Patrol investigated the fatal crash.
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Prosecutors subsequently charged Borsch with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence. Borsch pleaded no contest to the charge. In December 2023, Fresno County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Egan sentenced him to one year of probation and 20 days of community service. He received no jail sentence.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
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Scott G. Borsch had approximately 16 years with the Clovis Police Department when he killed Ortega and held the rank of sergeant.
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Borsch remained employed by the City of Clovis after his criminal conviction. Public payroll records list him as a police sergeant in 2023 and as a police lieutenant in 2024, indicating that he was subsequently promoted after the fatal crash and misdemeanor vehicular-manslaughter conviction.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.sehatlaw.com/news/ana-ortega-killed-in-sanger-car-accident-with-police-officer/
https://abc30.com/post/fresno-county-fatal-crash-chp-investigation-clinton-and-bethel/13154525/
https://www.aol.com/off-duty-clovis-police-sergeant-133000355.html
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article289582604.html