SUV overturns after driver falls asleep in Merced County, CHP says

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A idiosyncratic fell dormant astatine the instrumentality portion driving successful Merced, and present the California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers of the value of staying alert during agelong trips.

Officers responded to a solo clang connected Highway 99 astatine the Atwater-Merced Expressway connected Wednesday morning.

CHP believes the operator fell asleep, causing the conveyance to permission the roadway, overturn and onshore adjacent the railroad tracks. No large injuries were reported successful this crash.

Following the incident, officers shared a societal media post, reminding the nationalist that "even a divided 2nd of fatigue tin alteration everything."

"Fatigue doesn’t springiness you a warning. If you consciousness tired—pull implicit and rest. A fewer other minutes of slumber could prevention your life," CHP wrote connected a social media post.