Pedestrian Killed After Merced County Big Rig Crash
A pedestrian walking through dark rural roads in Merced County was killed after a big rig crash on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The pedestrian accident occurred on State Route 59 in the vicinity of Vassar Avenue, just south of Merced. A semi-truck driver was traveling southbound on CA-59 when they noticed a pedestrian in the road. The trucker attempted to veer the vehicle to avoid striking the pedestrian. Unfortunately, the big rig driver’s efforts were unsuccessful as it was too late, and the collision caused the pedestrian to suffer fatal injuries at the scene. Officials have withheld the identity of the decedent as they are working to identify their family members.