An on-duty Merced County sheriff’s deputy and a 19-year-old man from Merced were involved in a car crash on Saturday evening resulting in non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials at the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Madera man identified as the victim of fatal weekend crash
A Madera man was identified as the victim of a single-car crash early Saturday in western Fresno County, the Fresno County Coroner reported. Alexander Hernandez, 18, of Madera, was the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bystander struggled with crash victim as he tried to go back toward burning car
The Delhi teen who was badly burned in a fiery crash last weekend has undergone skin graft surgery and has months of recovery and rehabilitation ahead of him. Ramon Gonzalez, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man escapes fiery crash in Turlock
Ramon Gonzalez, a 19-year-old Delhi man, suffered major injuries – including burns to his head, feet and hands – after crashing his SUV in Turlock late Sunday. After a bystander tried to get him away from the fire, a stunned and confused Gonzalez can be seen here walking back into …
Read More »Feds fault pilot for striking trees in 2014 Yosemite crash
Federal investigators are blaming the fatal 2014 crash of a firefighting aircraft in Yosemite National Park on the pilot’s failure to avoid trees while flying at a low altitude. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP says driver confusion led to Highway 152 crash, fire
The driver of the truck that crashed and exploded Wednesday near Chowchilla told investigators he made a wrong turn taking the Highway 152 westbound ramp. The California Highway Patrol said … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fiery truck crash closes highways 99 and 152
Cell phone video by Chrislyn Curtin shows smoke and flames at the interchange of Highway 152 and Highway 99 where a truck driving west onto Highway 152 from Highway 99 overturned, exploded and started a fire. The voice you hear is that of Chrislyn’s grandmother Linda Anderson, who was driving. …
Read More »Truck driver killed in crash identified; cleanup and repairs begin on Bell Lane
The driver killed Tuesday in a fiery tanker-truck explosion was a 57-year-old Hughson man, the Merced County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Kamkyo Ramon Gnotsavath, 57, was headed to the Arco gas … Click to Continue »
Read More »Video taken seconds after tanker truck crash
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Read More »Tanker-truck driver killed in Atwater crash that sprayed out ‘an ocean of fire’
A tanker truck loaded with thousands of gallons of fuel raced off Highway 99 in Atwater on Tuesday morning, overturned and burst into flames, spraying waves of fire at least … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cellphone video captures fire from deadly crash near Highway 99 in Atwater
Video submitted by Jacquelyn Johnson shows the fire from a deadly crash when a tanker truck caught fire near Applegate Road and Highway 99 in Atwater. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man from Mariposa dies in car crash on Highway 140
A 31-year-old man from Mariposa died in a head-on collision on Highway 140 Wednesday evening, California Highway Patrol officials confirmed. At around 6:15 p.m., Dale Giantomasso, 62, was driving a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Carjacking suspect arrested after chase, crash in Merced Co
A carjacking suspect in Winton led law enforcement on a high-speed chase Tuesday morning on Highway 99 before crashing outside a fast-food restaurant. The driver, Andrew J. Ramirez, 23, of Fresno, was bloodied during the crash, his injuries were not life-threatening, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. Video by …
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