Joshua Price Among 2 Killed in Motorcycle Accident on Highway 33 near Marshall Road in Merced
Merced County, California (January 19, 2022) – Joshua Price, 40, of Newman, was among two people who died in a multi-vehicle collision last week on Wednesday in Merced County.
The fatal motorcycle accident happened on Highway 33 near Marshall Road at about 8 a.m. on January 12, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Price and Audra Ketcher, 42, also of Newman, were riding a 2007 Suzuki GSXR motorcycle southbound on Highway 33 when they crashed into the back of a2015 GMC Sierra pickup truck, driven by Louie Nunes, age 52, of Gustine.
The impact of the collision ejected the pair from the bike.
Joshua Price, Audra Ketcher Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Merced County
A big rig hauling a white tractor-trailer hit the downed bike and may have hit both victims before driving away.
Joshua Price and Audra Ketcher were killed in the accident.
Nunes did not suffer any injuries.
The collision happened in foggy weather with visibility limited.
No additional information about the accident was provided.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.