Richard Dorrity, 66, of Livingston sits outside his home on Sept. 20, 2017. He was recently awarded a Carnegie Medal for saving the life of a man in a burning truck an an intersection close to his home. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman thrown from truck, 3 others injured in crash on Merced County highway
Four people were injured on Tuesday afternoon when their pickup truck overturned on Highway 99 north of Le Grand Road in Merced County, according to California Highway Patrol officers. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Expect delays on Highway 59 due to overturned hay truck
Traffic on Highway 59 will be reduced to one lane until about 10 a.m. after a hay truck overturned this morning, California Department of Transportation reported. California Highway Patrol responded … Click to Continue »
Read More »Overturned almond truck blocks on-ramp near Chowchilla
The California Highway Patrol respond to the scene of an overturned truck hauling almonds on the southbound Highway 99 on-ramp near the intersection of North Chowchilla Boulevard and Road 15, in Chowchilla, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Merced restaurant is closed down after truck ran into it
Merced’s Sizzler will be temporarily closed because a car smashed through the southern wall, a manager confirmed Thursday. Customers were inside the Olive Avenue restaurant on Wednesday when a driver … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rider seriously injured when he hits a truck near Merced
A 37-year-old Merced man was flown to a hospital Thursday after suffering serious injuries when his motorcycle slammed into a stopped truck near Merced, according to the California Highway Patrol. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rider injured when motorcycle slams into stopped truck near Merced
A Mariposa man riding a motorcycle east on Santa Fe Drive slammed into a stopped truck at the Beachwood Drive intersection about 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, according to CHP. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Youth baseball coach killed when truck rolls into San Luis Reservoir in Merced County
A 47-year-old Castroville man died Friday when the vehicle he was driving overturned into the San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos, according to the California Highway Patrol. He was identified … Click to Continue »
Read More »Logging truck stops wild police chase in Mariposa County, Merced man captured
A 21-year-old Merced man landed behind bars Wednesday after leading authorities on a wild chase through Merced and Mariposa counties while hauling construction equipment with a stolen flatbed truck, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pickup truck crashes into roadway wall on Highway 99 in Atwater
A Sacramento woman crashed her pickup truck into a sound wall along southbound Highway 99 after clipping a semi truck trailer while trying to change lanes so she could exit at Applegate Road in Atwater. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pickup truck crashes into roadway wall on Highway 99 in Atwater
A woman from Sacramento crashed her Chevrolet pickup truck into a sound wall along southbound Highway 99 on Wednesday morning after she clipped the trailer of a semi-truck while changing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County man killed in crash with big-rig truck
A Merced County man was killed early Saturday after his car slammed into the back of a tractor trailer on the outskirts of Los Banos, the California Highway Patrol confirmed. … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP investigators deny exploded tanker truck caught fire before entering Atwater
The California Highway Patrol is refuting witness claims that a tanker truck that overturned and burst into flames in Atwater last month was on fire before it exited Highway 99. … Click to Continue »
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