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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A antheral died successful a fiery clang aboriginal Sunday greeting successful Merced County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP says astir 3 a.m. officers responded to El Capitan Way eastbound of Sycamore Street for a study of a crash.
A lawman with the Merced County Sheriff's Office had recovered a Ford Ranger that had collided with aggregate trees successful an orchard connected the northbound broadside of El Capitan Way. The motortruck past caught fire.
Investigators determined that astatine astir 2:30 a.m., the Ford Ranger was being driven eastbound connected El Capitan Way, eastbound of Sycamore Street.
CHP says the operator allowed the Ford to veer to the near and crossed the westbound lane, implicit the ungraded shoulder, and thrust into an Almond Orchard connected the northbound broadside of El Capitan Way.
The Ford Ranger struck aggregate trees, overturned, and caught occurrence - sidesplitting the driver.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the clang is inactive nether investigation; it is chartless astatine this clip if drugs oregon intoxicant were a factor.
The individuality of the operator killed has not been officially released.
