Modesto police officers responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision this morning, shortly before 5:00 a.m. near Yosemite Boulevard and Santa Barbara Avenue. They found an adult male pedestrian lying in the roadway. Despite efforts to provide medical aid, the man died at the scene. ,
According to a preliminary investigation shared by the Modesto Police Department, a Toyota Tacoma driven by a Modesto man was heading eastbound on Yosemite Boulevard when it struck the pedestrian west of Santa Barbara Avenue.
As they strive to piece together the narrative of this sorrow, Modesto Police Department's Traffic Safety Officer Ryan Olson seeks the community's insight. Witnesses, or any person armed with information, are implored to reach out at [email protected]. The swath of Yosemite Boulevard that served as the backdrop for this morning's calamity, has since been reopened, the traces of tragedy washed away by the currents of the everyday.
