October 20 Highway 99 big rig accident kills one

On October 20 there was an accident on Highway 99 in Modesto involving a big rig and 4 other vehicles that killed one person. Reportedly the big rig failed to stop for slowing traffic and then triggered a five-vehicle, chain-reaction accident. The driver of a Nissan Frontier was declared dead at the scene of the accident. A passenger in the Nissan is reported to have suffered major injuries. Four other people are reported to have suffered minor injuries. The five cars had slowed down near the Carpenter Road-Briggsmore Avenue overpass for an unknown reason when the big rig failed to stop in time hitting the Nissan and pushing it into the other vehicles.

October 20 Lemoore pedestrian accident

On October 20 William Vega was killed after being hit by a car in Lemoore. Reportedly the 75-year-old man was a resident of the Santa Rosa Ranchera near Lemoore. He was walking west across 17th Avenue near Davis Circle when he was hit by a northbound vehicle. The vehicle then fled the scene of the accident. The victim was believed to be under the influence of alcohol and was wearing dark clothing in an area where the street lights were not lit.