Update: 2 adults, 2 children dead in crash east of Riverbank. 2 other kids survive
On social media, family members and friends have identified the four killed in a crash east of Riverbank on Sunday as Adrian Solorio, his wife, Brenda Cisneros, and their two youngest children. A GoFundMe account, titled Familia Solorio, has been established.
Shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, crews were dispatched as reports came in of a solo-vehicle crash on the Oakdale-Waterford Highway north of Claribel Road, with the vehicle on fire, according to a Modesto Fire Department incident summary.
Emergency personnel found four people trapped in the car, the summary says.
Two others got out of the vehicle and were able to walk. Both were taken to a local hospital, and one was then flown out of the area for further treatment. The two are expected to survive, Battalion Chief Jim Black told The Bee
All four people trapped in the car were declared dead at the scene, the summary says. The California Highway Patrol is handling the investigation.
CHP Modesto office spokesperson Officer Tom Olsen told The Bee that the preliminary investigation found that the driver of a 2014 Dodge SUV was traveling north on the Oakdale-Waterford Highway. For undetermined reasons, the vehicle went off the road and struck a concrete pillar near an irrigation canal.
The vehicle immediately became fully engulfed in flames, Olsen said.
Two adults and two children, ages 2 and 5, died in the SUV. Two other children, a 12-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, self-extricated, Olsen said.
The older child, who suffered major burn injuries, was taken by air ambulance to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The 7-year-old was treated locally for moderate injuries.
Release of the identities of the children killed is pending notification of family by the Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office.
It is unknown if drugs and/or alcohol contributed to this crash. Oakdale-Waterford Highway was closed during the investigation of the scene. Motorists were detoured through the area with minimal delay.
This story was originally published March 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM.
