Crash on Buhach Rd at Santa FE Dr, Atwater, California

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 5:13 AM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Report number
26-01506

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

Where and when

Location
Buhach Rd at Santa FE Dr
City, county
Atwater, Merced County
Collision type
Other
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2002 Chevrolet

Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, femaleRestraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2013 Jeep

Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 37Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
21801Aas 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

15 crashes recorded on Buhach Rd in Atwater in the last 12 months, 5 with injuries.

All Atwater crashes, May 2026

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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