Obdulia Sanchez pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, DUI and child endangerment charges Wednesday morning in connection to a livestreamed vehicle crash that killed her sister, according to court documents. Prosecutors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Big rig falls off Pacheco Pass, causes major delays. Here’s what the driver told CHP.
Eastbound traffic on Highway 152 on Pacheco Pass was delayed all day Tuesday as authorities were recovering a big rig that overturned hundreds of feet off the road. The California … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police tried to a stop teen driver. Here’s what he did next
An 18-year-old Los Banos man was arrested during the weekend following a mile-long car chase through Los Banos, police said Monday. Police tried to stop a white Pontiac sedan after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver in deadly Merced County bus crash must surrender his passport, judge says
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Read More »78-year-old pedestrian struck and killed by a driver in Merced County, CHP says
A 78-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a car near Gustine’s downtown, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. The man was walking in the area of Fourth … Click to Continue »
Read More »Charges reduced for Teen driver who livestreamed fatal crash in Merced County
The DUI charges for Obdulia Sanchez, the Stockton teen driver who livestreamed a crash that killed her younger sister, were amended Friday to reduce one of the potential sentencing enhancements … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member ‘guilty’ in slaying of well-known taxi driver from Merced, jury says
A 20-year-old Merced man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a well-known taxi driver and one-time Dos Palos police officer. Joseph Castrillo was found … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver charged in fatal Livingston bus crash denies responsibility, reports show
Moments after the white tour bus he was driving on Highway 99 near Livingston crashed into a steel pole and tore through the bus last August, Mario David Vasquez got … Click to Continue »
Read More »It’s been more than 2 years since Merced cab driver was killed. Family ready for trial
A jury has been selected for a trial set to begin Friday in the 2015 death of a well-known taxi driver and former Dos Palos police officer. Joseph E. Castrillo, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winton man identified as driver fatally struck by train
A man who died after being struck by a train on Saturday has been identified as 29-year-old Cheng Sien Saephan from Winton, according to the Merced County Coroner’s Division. Saephan … Click to Continue »
Read More »How to avoid a wrong-way driver
Houston Police Department Sgt. Robert Gonzales talks about how to avoid being struck by a wrong-way driver. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced driver crashes car into Bear Creek
Merced police and firefighters responded to the 1600 block of Northwest Bear Creek Drive after a woman ran her car into Bear Creek. No injuries were reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver in deadly live-streamed crash kicked, spit at first responders, reports show
Obdulia Sanchez, the 18-year-old Stockton woman accused of live-streaming a crash that killed her younger sister, spit at law enforcement at the scene of the crash and kicked an emergency … Click to Continue »
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