Crash on SR 152 at Upper Cottonwood Rd. in Merced County, California

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Property damage only2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Los Banos Area
Report number
9461-2026-00172

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

Where and when

Location
SR 152 at Upper Cottonwood Rd.
City, county
Merced County
Collision type
Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Construction-Repair Zone
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis

Blue Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Other Unsafe Turning
  • Driver, male, 31Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 34Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2002 Volvo 780 Series

Whi/Ong Three or More Axle Truck

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Other
  • Driver, male, 47Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22107 UNSAFE TURNING MOVEMENTas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - 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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