Mercedes Adams Hurt in Fatal Merced County Accident near Vincent Road and Harding Road
Merced County, California (June 30, 2022) – Mercedes Adams, 44, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was seriously hurt in a fatal Merced County collision that occurred on Tuesday morning, according to the authorities.
The incident took place at about 8:30 a.m. on June 28, on Vincent Road, just north of Harding Road.
According to CHP, Adams was driving an Infiniti SUV south on Vincent Road when, for undetermined reasons, she swerved off the shoulder of the road.
Adams then over-corrected into the northbound side and collided head-on with a northbound Chevrolet Cruze driven by Mark Keach, 56, of Atwater.
The Chevrolet caught fire following the collision.
Mercedes Adams Seriously Injured Fatal Merced County Crash
Keach died at the scene of the accident, while his passengers, Logan Keach, 21, and a 17-year-old boy, both of Atwater, sustained critical injuries. They were both flown to hospitals for treatment.
Adams and a passenger in her vehicle, Jasmine Dontz, 20, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, also suffered critical injuries and were both airlifted to the hospital.
Authorities do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision.
The crash is under investigation.
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Merced County, California (June 28, 2022) – Authorities are investigating a Tuesday morning traffic accident that killed one person and injured five others in Merced County.
The deadly accident happened at about 8:30 a.m. on Vincent Road, just north of Harding Road, north of Delhi.
According to the California Highway Patrol, an Infinity SUV with two people inside veered to the right shoulder. It then swerved to the left, colliding with a Chevy Malibu occupied by a man and three teenagers.
As a result of the crash impact, the Chevy reportedly caught fire which the officers contained.
Sadly, the driver of the Chevy, who was trapped in the wreckage, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman and four teenagers sustained major injuries and were airlifted to the hospital for treatment.
Further details regarding the accident were not immediately available.
The crash remains under investigation.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021. The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the U.S. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7% increase from 2020's 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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