21-year-old killed in crash in Merced County identified

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The antheral who was killed successful a clang connected Highway 99 successful Merced County has been identified arsenic Darrion Thompson from Elk Grove.

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The California Highway Patrol says the clang happened conscionable aft 2 americium Monday adjacent Livingston.

Officers accidental Thompson was driving a Chevrolet Malibu the incorrect mode successful the accelerated lane of Highway 99, conscionable southbound of Hammatt Avenue.

He crashed head-on into a 41-year-old antheral from San Bernardino, driving a Toyota Camry.

The interaction caused the wrong-way operator to veer crossed each lanes and into the way of a large rig successful the dilatory lane.

The large rig was not capable to determination retired of the mode successful time, and the Chevrolet deed the trailer.

Thompson died astatine the scene.

Four different radical wrong the Malibu were taken to the infirmary for treatment.

The operator of the Toyota and the large rig operator were not injured.