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Update: Modesto police reopen Scenic Drive lanes at Oakdale Road after crash is cleared

Modesto Police Department

7:55 a.m. update: All lanes of Scenic Drive in the Oakdale Road area have been reopened following a crash, police report. The minor-injury crash involved one vehicle, which struck a utility pole at McGuire Drive.

Original story: Traffic is being diverted off Scenic Drive east of Oakdale Road as Modesto police work the scene of a vehicle crash.

The collision was at the intersection of Scenic and McGuire Drive, about half a mile east of Oakdale Road.

There is no immediate information on the number of vehicles and occupants involved, or their injuries.

A driver at the scene told The Bee that vehicles are being detoured through the One Church Modesto parking lot.

We will have more on this story as information is available.

This story was originally published September 12, 2023 at 7:22 AM.

Deke Farrow
The Modesto Bee
Deke has been an editor and reporter with The Modesto Bee since 1995. He currently does breaking-news, education and human-interest reporting. A Beyer High grad, he studied geology and journalism at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento.
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