Crash on State Route 152 (SR-152) Westbound at Upper Cottonwood in Merced County, California

Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Fatal crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Los Banos Area
Report number
9461-2025-00199

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

Where and when

Location
State Route 152 (SR-152) Westbound at Upper Cottonwood
City, county
Merced County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
55 / 65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2022 Western Star 4900 SF

White Truck Tractor

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 41Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2017 Nissan Sentra

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, male, 52Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Not Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350as 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.

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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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