Crash on SR-99 S/B at Merritt Dr in Tulare County, California

Friday, September 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Visalia Area
Report number
9480-2026-01888

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
SR-99 S/B at Merritt Dr
City, county
Tulare County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2009 Lexus ES350

Silver Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Other
  • Driver, male, 19Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2020 Ford F150

Blue Pickups and Panels

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, male, 23Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 44Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22107 UNSAFE TURNING MOVEMENTas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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