One dead, father and child injured in wrong-way crash on Highway 99 in Turlock
A man was killed and two others, including a child, were injured in a wrong-way driving collision on Highway 99 in Turlock early Tuesday morning.
The crash occurred at 3:17 a.m. north of Lander Avenue. A man in a white sedan was driving south in the northbound lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The sedan crashed head-on with a Tesla traveling north at about 70 mph.
The white sedan landed on its side and caught fire. Firefighters went to the scene and extinguished the flames but the driver died inside the vehicle.
The driver of the Tesla, 37-year-old Thomas Guerrero of Escalon, was taken to a hospital with major injuries, according to the CHP. Guerrero’s 6-year-old son suffered moderate injuries and was taken by helicopter to Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera.
The wrong-way driver is believed to have been under the influence of alcohol, according to the CHP. He has not been identified.
