Rodney Blanco ID'd as Man Killed in Escalon Crash on Highway 120 near Sexton Road
Escalon, California (July 7, 2022) – Rodney Blanco, a 67-year-old Sonora resident, has been identified as the driver killed in a traffic accident on Tuesday afternoon west of Escalon, according to the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office.
A 2002 Ford and a 2008 Peterbilt big rig were involved in the collision that occurred at around 2 p.m. on July 5, on Highway 120, west of Sexton Road.
According to CHP, the Ford driven by Blanco was traveling at an undetermined speed westbound on Highway 120 when, for unknown reasons, he swerved into the eastbound side and collided head-on with the oncoming big rig driven by a 39-year-old Riverbank man.
Rodney Blanco Killed in Escalon Crash with Big Rig on Highway 120
The impact caused the Ford to rotate, and it came to a rest on the north shoulder of the highway, while the rig traveled in an easterly direction and stopped on the south shoulder of the highway.
Blanco was pronounced deceased at the site of the collision.
The other motorist was not injured.
The CHP is investigating to determine the cause of the collision.
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Escalon, California (July 6, 2022) – Authorities are investigating a Tuesday afternoon traffic accident that killed at least one person in Escalon.
The deadly accident occurred at about 2:00 p.m., on July 6, on Highway 120.
According to the officials, several vehicles, including a big rig and two sedans, collided on the highway in unclear circumstances.
Sadly, one person was pronounced dead at the scene.
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 US. 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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