The Meissonnier family was honored by the California Highway Patrol on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, for helping save a woman’s life. … Click to Continue »
Read More »They saw a car crash into a Merced canal. What they did next saved a life.
It was supposed to be a lazy Sunday by the pool in April but then the Meissonnier family was forced to jump into life-saving mode as a woman was submerged … 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 »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 »Los Banos motorcyclist dies in weekend crash
A 49-year-old Los Banos man died Sunday night in a motorcycle collision involving one other vehicle on the outskirts of Los Banos, the California Highway Patrol reported. The motorcyclist was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Passenger describes crash involving Merced police vehicle
A passenger of one of the vehicles involved in a crash with a Merced police vehicle describes ehat happened Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at the corner of Olive Avenue and Austin Avenue. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police vehicle involved in 3-car crash
A Merced police vehicle rear-ended a Domino’s pizza delivery car Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at the corner of Olive Avenue and Austin Avenue. Details weren’t immediately available. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Obdulia Sanchez explains why she live-streamed sister after crash
Obdulia Sanchez says she live-streamed the aftermath of a crash that killed her sister last month to help raise money for the girl’s funeral expenses. In a double-sided, four-page letter … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Atwater woman was drunk when she left crash scene and hid behind liquor store
A 59-year-old Atwater woman was arrested early Wednesday after she crashed into a car while driving drunk then drove away and tried to hide behind a liquor store, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Motorcyclist dies in crash during ride to honor injured Los Banos police officers
The California Highway Patrol investigate the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 59 just south of Reilly Road in Merced County, Calif., on Saturday, Aug.19, 2017. The rider was participating in a ride to honor injured Los Banos police officers. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos crash victim “happy-go-lucky, joking, goofy kind of girl”
A 16-year-old Los Banos girl who played high school basketball and was described by family as a “goofball” died Wednesday night when her car crashed into cornfields off of a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos crash victim identified
The Merced County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of Wednesday’s crash as 16-year-old Isabelle Marez. Marez was driving two 17-year-old female Los Banos residents northwest on Ingomar Grade, east … Click to Continue »
Read More »Six-car, chain-reaction crash snarls back-to-school traffic in Merced
Six vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction collision on Yosemite Avenue in Merced on Monday morning, snarling traffic as classes at Merced College started back up for the school year. … Click to Continue »
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