A man was killed and multiple people were injured following in Stanislaus County on Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Modesto Fire Department and CHP responded to Ladd Road, east of Tully Road, near Del Rio after 9:30 p.m. to find a three-vehicle crash with one vehicle on fire.
CHP said a preliminary investigation indicates a 2026 Porsche coupe was driving westbound on Ladd Road “at a high rate of speed” approaching the rear of a 2016 Ram pick-up truck, which was traveling in the same direction. A 2023 Mercedes SUV was driving eastbound on Ladd Road and approaching the Porsche and Ram truck.
CHP said the Porsche collided into the rear of the Ram, causing the truck to veer off the road and overturn. The Porsche continued in a southwesterly direction, drove into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with the Mercedes.
The Porsche then became engulfed in flames and blocked the roadway. The crash prompted road closures for several hours on Saturday night, CHP said.
Modesto Fire said crews treated eight patients involved in the crash, with one flown to a nearby trauma center. Six other patients were taken to local area hospitals for further care, according to Fire.
CHP said the driver of the Porsche, identified as a 57-year-old man from Modesto, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The passenger of the Porsche, 38-year-old Jon Burgess, of Manteca, had major injuries and was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, Both Burgess and the Porsche were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, according to CHP.
CHP said there were six people in the Ram including two teens and a child. The driver, identified as 27-year-old Ismael Gonzalez, of Manteca, had minor injuries. The five other passengers were a 14-year-old girl, a 16-year-old girl, a 2-year-old girl, a 42-year-old woman and a 26-year-old woman. All of the people inside the Ram either had no injuries or minor injuries.
Both the driver and passenger of the Mercedes had major injuries and were taken to the hospital. CHP said the driver, identified as Diana Ybarra, 52, of Oakdale, and the passenger, Manuel Ybarra, 53, of Oakdale were both wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.
CHP believes that alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
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