Update: Driver killed, 3 passengers injured in Sunday morning crash near Modesto Airport
A driver was killed and three passengers — including two children — suffered major injuries in a crash Sunday morning in the Beard Industrial District, according to the Modesto Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol.
A Fire Department battalion chief’s incident summary says that at 4:17 a.m., crews responded to a report of an injury crash with pin-in.
A California Highway Patrol news release says the crash was on McClure Road north of Leckron Road, which is by the Modesto & Empire Traction Co. rail yard. The driver of a 2014 Scion XB was northbound when for unknown reasons he crossed over the southbound lane and struck a big-rig trailer parked on the side of the road.
The CHP says a wrecker tow truck was requested to lift the trailer off the passenger vehicle.
The Scion driver, a 34-year-old Modesto man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
One passenger, a 29-year-old Modesto woman, was taken to Memorial Medical Center. A 9-year-old girl was flown to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Another girl, age 5, was flown to Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera.
The CHP release says it has not been determined if alcohol or drugs factored in the crash.
This story was originally published July 9, 2023 at 8:58 AM.
