Authorities have identified the man and woman killed Sunday when a car and a van collided head-on south of Merced on Highway 59. A 31-year-old El Nido man driving a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police release update on fatal hit-and-run crash that killed Catheys Valley man
The investigation continued Thursday into the fatal hit-and-run crash last month in Merced that claimed the life of a 68-year-old Catheys Valley man. Police Lt. Jay Struble said investigators have … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver in fatal Merced County bus crash now charged in child sex-crimes case
The case against the driver of deadly 2016 bus crash in Merced County has been put on hold while the 59-year-old Los Angeles man faces dozens of new sex crimes … Click to Continue »
Read More »70 Years After Fatal Plane Crash, A New Novel Tells The Victims’ Stories
Five years ago, Valley Public Radio brought you the story of one man’s search for names that it seemed had been lost to history. Fresno author Tim Z. Hernandez was searching for the families of the 28 passengers who died in a plane crash in western Fresno County in 1948. …
Read More »Merced County man identified after fatal solo-vehicle crash, coroner says
The 40-year-old Los Banos man who died after his SUV left the roadway near the San Luis Reservoir has been identified, the Merced County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday. The man … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man fled fatal crash in Merced, police say. He says he had a good reason
The 68-year-old man walking in north Merced who was killed by a hit-and-run driver has been identified. The Merced County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday said Joe Lang of Catheys Valley … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fatal Merced County crash reported near Dos Palos
A fatal vehicle collision was reported near Dos Palos Tuesday afternoon, officials said. California Highway Patrol Los Banos reported a single vehicle traffic collision at about 2:15 p.m. at a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Repeat DUI offender sentenced after release from fatal alcohol-related crash in Delhi
A 33-year-old Delhi man will serve about one year in jail in connection with a crash that killed a 17-year-old girl. Michael Lindo admitted Friday to violation of probation on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fatal Merced County crash victim identified
The male driver who died in a Merced County crash Tuesday morning has been identified by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office as 69-year-old Dos Palos resident Francisco Suarez-Barocio. Suarez-Barocio was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stockton teen who live-streamed fatal DUI crash near Los Banos sentenced to prison
Obdulia Sanchez was sentenced Thursday to six years and four months in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter, DUI and child endangerment stemming from a July 2017 crash in which her … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Treasure’ of Los Banos community remembered after fatal crash near Chowchilla
Los Banos leaders and community members this week are mourning the death of one of the city’s most venerated icons. Joe Cox, a 92-year-old Los Banos resident who was an … Click to Continue »
Read More »Case against teen who live-streamed fatal DUI crash ends abruptly in Merced
Obdulia Sanchez was on the verge of taking her case to trial when attorneys and a Merced County judge on Tuesday had several conversations about a plea agreement. The 18-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sanchez pleads no contest in fatal live-streamed crash
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