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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral died connected Thursday pursuing a two-vehicle collision implicit the play connected Highway 99 successful Merced County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP says connected Oct. 12 astatine astir 7:01 p.m. they were advised of a postulation clang involving 2 vehicles successful the country of Highway 99 southbound off-ramp astatine Shanks Road successful Delhi.
During the people of the investigation, CHP says it was determined that a 26-year-old from Sacramento was driving a 2013 Hyundai connected Highway 99 and exited astatine the Shanks Road off-ramp. The operator of the Hyundai stopped astatine the posted halt motion and bounds line.
According to CHP, a 60-year-old operator from Delhi was driving a 1996 Chevrolet pickup motortruck and approached the intersection of the southbound Highway 99 off-ramp astatine astir 50 mph.
CHP says the intersection astatine Shanks Road does not person posted halt signs for westbound and eastbound traffic.
For chartless reasons, CHP says the Hyundai operator failed to output the close of mode and drove into the intersection and into the way of the Chevrolet.
CHP says the beforehand of the Chevrolet collided with the beforehand operator of the Hyundai and past some cars traveled successful a southwest absorption and struck a metallic guardrail located astatine the southbound enarthrosis of Shanks Road.
The 26-year-old was capable to exit his conveyance but the 60-year-old remained successful his pickup truck.
CHP says they began life-saving measures connected the 60-year-old operator and helium was transported to a section hospital. The 26-year-old suffered insignificant injuries arsenic a effect of the clang and stayed astatine the scene.
According to CHP, the 60-year-old operator of the Chevrolet died astatine the infirmary connected Thursday, Oct. 17.
The individuality of the unfortunate has not yet been released.
CHP says drugs oregon intoxicant bash not look to beryllium a origin successful this crash. This is an ongoing investigation.
