Overview
- Police first responded to a hit-and-run on Lander Avenue near Highway 99 and then to a separate collision where the same passenger vehicle struck a Turlock Transit bus that ended up hitting a private home.
- The person inside the passenger vehicle was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene and is believed to be the driver from the earlier hit-and-run, though identity has not been released.
- The Turlock Transit driver suffered serious injuries, was extricated by firefighters, and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
- The crash heavily damaged the side and dining room of an unoccupied home and tore off a fire hydrant and a natural gas meter, prompting PG&E and emergency crews to secure a gas leak.
- Turlock police's Major Accident Investigation Team is handling the case, investigators are working to confirm whether the deceased was the hit-and-run driver, and toxicology testing is pending as the scene probe continues.