CERES -- One man was killed and another seriously injured when their car slammed into the back of a parked big rig in south Modesto on Tuesday afternoon.
About 4:35 p.m., Modesto police responded to a call of a collision between a car and a stationary semi in the 1700 block of Morgan Road at Oates Court, just south of Hatch Road.
Police Sgt. Brian Findlen said officers arrived to find two young men, in their 20s to early 30s, pinned in a white Kia sedan.
The front of the car was wedged underneath the back right bumper of the truck's trailer.
The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
Emergency crews worked for nearly an hour to free the driver. He was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
"Frankly, the driver is very fortunate to be alive at this point," Findlen said.
The identities of the driver and passenger were not released.
Findlen said the Kia was traveling southbound on Morgan when it suddenly swerved and hit the back of the parked semi-trailer.
He said eyewitnesses reported the Kia was going "at a high rate of speed."
Findlen said it is too early to tell if alcohol or drugs were involved.
Initial reports also indicate that no other vehicles or pedestrians were involved.
Traffic on Morgan was blocked for more than three hours as crews worked on scene. The investigation is ongoing.
Bee staff writer Marijke Rowland can be reached at mrowland@modbee.com or (209) 578-2284.
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