Traffic
Damaged Vehicle Found Near Hit and Run Crash Scene
MODESTO – Authorities investigated a crash Thursday night after a vehicle was found with significant front end damage.
At about 10:00pm California Highway Patrol Officers, Woodland Avenue Firefighters and AMR medical personnel responded to the 1300 block of McWilliams Way for a report of a vehicle that had appeared to have just been involved in a crash drove up to a business.
The vehicle pulled up to the front of a tow yard, making a lot of noise in the process. The employees, believing one of their own vehicles had been struck, came outside and saw the damaged vehicle.
Witnesses in the area said the driver appeared to smell like alcohol. Moments earlier, police were dispatched to the area of Carpenter Road and Torrid Avenue for a report of a vehicle that had struck a pole. Emergency personnel were unable to find the involved vehicle there.
After examining the driver, firefighters and medical personnel left the scene. Officers remained behind to investigate the crash.
