Details emerge after pedestrian on Highway 99 in Salida dies after being hit by vehicles
The 60-year-old man struck and killed as he walked in the far right lane of southbound Highway 99 in Modesto early Saturday morning has been identified by the Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office as Raymond Wallace of Grover Beach, a city in San Luis Obispo County.
The California Highway Patrol reported the collisions occurred about 2:25 a.m. north of Kiernan Avenue in Salida.
Wallace first was hit by a southbound 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Modesto resident Daisy Ojeda, 23. She suffered minor injuries in the collision and was taken to a hospital, the CHP said in a news release.
Wallace, who remained in the traffic lane after being struck, was then hit by 2021 Freightliner and a 2006 Toyota. He died at the scene, the CHP said.
The drivers of the Freightliner, Juel Alston, 59, of Stockton, and the Toyota, Richard Woodard, 47, of Modesto, were not hurt, the CHP said.
The news release said drugs and alcohol do not appear to factor in the incident.
This story was originally published April 4, 2021 at 11:28 AM.
