VERNALIS – A 26 year old Ceres man and a baby just shy of a year old both lost their lives in a collision on Highway 132 Saturday afternoon.
The crash happened a few minutes before 1:00pm on Highway 132 east of River Road. CHP officers, firefighters, and medical personnel responded to the crash.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the Ceres man was driving eastbound in a Honda sedan when for unknown reasons he turned to the left, crossing over double yellow lines and sideswiping a Honda CRV. The sedan continued eastbound in the opposite lane where it struck a Toyota sedan head on. Officials at the scene noted gouge marks in the road, indicating the collision had occurred in the opposite lane.
The impact killed the driver of the Toyota at the scene. Two adults in the Toyota suffered injuries and were taken to memorial medical center by ambulance. The baby girl was airlifted from nearby Fisherman’s Club by helicopter to UC Davis Medical Center with major injuries, but unfortunately died Monday.
The child was in a safety seat, but not a rear facing one.
A second collision involving two other vehicles quickly occurred when a van had to quickly apply brakes to avoid the first collision. A Honda close behind rear-ended the van. Everyone in those vehicles were uninjured.
Highway 132 remained closed in both directions for a little more than two hours while officials investigated and cleared the road.
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MODESTO – Authorities investigated a vehicle versus pedestrian collision Friday evening on Kansas Avenue.
The collision took place near Reno Avenue. Officers closed off both directions of Kansas Avenue during the investigation. The driver of the involved vehicle remained on scene and cooperated with officers.
Investigators marked areas of the roadway as evidence, one of them appeared to be a boot.
The condition of the pedestrian was unknown at time of publication.
MODESTO – A collision involving a sedan and a motorcycle closed down Carpenter Road Thursday night.
The crash happened shortly after 9:00pm near Elm Avenue. One patient was taken to a hospital by ambulance. Their condition at time of publication was unknown. The other motorist involved in the collision remained on scene and cooperated with police.
Carpenter Road was closed between Kansas Avenue and Maze Boulevard while police investigated the collision.
This was the second major collision investigation involving a motorcycle for police investigators on Thursday.
MODESTO – Police closed down a busy roadway late Thursday morning to investigate a collision involving a motorcyclist.
The crash happened at about 11:30am on Sick Road near the former Toys R Us store on Sisk Road. A mini van with some visible damage was stopped on the south end of the scene with several officers.
Sisk Road was closed in both directions between Brenner Way and West Rumble Road for the duration of the investigation. Authorities advised using an alternate route, or avoiding the area altogether.
No further details were available at time of publication. Click below to watch a video from the scene.