Two Modesto residents killed, 1 seriously injured in crash on north McHenry Avenue
Two Modesto residents died in a crash that involved five vehicles on McHenry Avenue and Claribel Road Tuesday night.
At about 7 p.m., a 27-year-old man was driving a Nissan Altima north on McHenry with his passenger, 34-year-old Krystle Mobley, when he ran a red light at Claribel, said California Highway Patrol Officer Thomas Olsen.
The Nissan was broadsided on the passenger side by a westbound Lexus SUV driven by 46-year-old Huda Gubary of Salida.
Mobley died at the scene. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and later pronounced deceased at a hospital. His name has not been released because authorities are still working to contact his family.
Neither he nor Mobley were wearing seat belts.
Gubary was hospitalized with major injuries.
Following the initial impact between the Nissan and Lexus, the Nissan continued west while the Lexus went in a northwesterly direction toward three vehicles waiting at the red light in the southbound lanes of McHenry, according to Olsen.
The Lexus hit a Kia sedan, then a Dodge pickup in the next lane. The impact caused the Dodge to be pushed into a Toyota sedan in the next lane over.
Olsen said those vehicles were damaged but none of the people inside, including two children, were injured.
Investigators are also working to determine if speed, weather and/or drugs or alcohol were additional factors in the collision.
It was dark and raining when the collision occurred.
This story was originally published November 18, 2020 at 11:46 AM.
