One person hurt in south Merced solo vehicle crash, police say

One person was transported to a hospital on Tuesday following a solo-vehicle collision in south Merced, according to authorities.

At 1:23 a.m. officers in the 200 block of West Childs Avenue came across a vehicle in the roadway that showed obvious sings of having been involved in a collision, according to a Merced Police Department news release.

According to Lt. Dan Dabney, officers located a 19-year-old male occupant who is believed to be the driver, suffering from major injuries. He was flown to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Police said the vehicle was traveling on Childs Avenue toward Martin Luther King Jr. Way when the driver lost control for unknown reasons, struck the fairgrounds fence and came to rest in the opposite lanes of traffic.

The identity of the vehicle’s driver is unknown at this time and the Merced Police Department Traffic Unit responded to conduct an investigation.

Merced police ask anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Officer Crain at 209-388-7754 or by email at crainl@cityofmerced.org. Anonymous tips can be left for police by calling 209-385-4725 and some crimes can be reported through the Merced Police Department website.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to law enforcement online through the Merced Area Crime Stoppers website.

This story was originally published July 6, 2021 at 10:26 AM.