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Man killed in rollover crash just outside Oakdale identified

A fatal crash just west of Oakdale on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021
A fatal crash just west of Oakdale on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 Submitted

A 90-year-old man who died in a crash just west of Oakdale on Monday has been identified as Floyd Matheny.

The Copperopolis man was driving a Chevrolet pickup east on Highway 108 when it went off the south edge of the road near Brady Road about 2:50 p.m.

The vehicle hit a metal pole and came to rest on its roof with an electrical line having fallen onto it, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Matheny was extricated from the vehicle and taken by ambulance to Oak Valley Hospital, where he later died.

Erin Tracy
The Modesto Bee
Erin Tracy covers criminal justice and breaking news. She began working at the Modesto Bee in 2010 and previously worked at papers in Woodland and Eureka. She is a graduate of Humboldt State University.
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