{"id":11787,"date":"2015-10-26T09:49:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T16:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=11787"},"modified":"2015-10-26T09:50:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T16:50:48","slug":"fiery-collision-on-hwy-120-takes-five-lives-and-injures-two-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=11787","title":{"rendered":"Fiery Collision On Hwy 120 Takes Five Lives and Injures Two More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Groveland, CA&#8230;On Oct. 24 at approximately 5:30pm a 22 year old male from Groveland was driving a 2012 Nissan Maxima eastbound on Hwy 120, east of Smith Station Road.  An unidentified woman was driving westbound on Hwy 120 in a 2012 Mercedes.  For unknown reasons the two vehicles collided on Hwy 120. The collision resulted in 5 deaths and 2 with major injuries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/chplogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/chplogo.jpg\" alt=\"chplogo\" width=\"220\" height=\"94\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1763\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The driver of the Nissan was pronounced dead at the scene, and his 22 year old female passenger from Merced was flown to Memorial Hospital with major injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The driver, along with three other passengers in the Mercedes, perished at the scene, and a 4th passenger, from Saratoga was flown to Doctors Medical Center with major injuries.  All parties in the Mercedes are still being identified.  <\/p>\n<p>After the collision, the Mercedes caught fire and started a small grass fire which was extinguished by emergency personnel.  Drugs and\/or alcohol is not being ruled out as an associated factor to this collision.  <\/p>\n<p>Hwy 120 was closed for approximately 5 hours with detours in place.  CHP is asking for the public&#8217;s help regarding this collision.  Please call the Sonora CHP office at 209.984.3944, attention Officer Griefer. <\/p>\n<p>In release below is for informational purposes only and is not the final accident report.  From all of us at ThePineTree.net our thoughts and prayers are with those affected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grove1144s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grove1144s.jpg\" alt=\"grove1144s\" width=\"765\" height=\"758\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grove1144s.jpg 765w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grove1144s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grove1144s-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grove1144s-570x565.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grove1144s-701x695.jpg 701w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grove1144s-30x30.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Groveland, CA&#8230;On Oct. 24 at approximately 5:30pm a 22 year old male from Groveland was driving a 2012 Nissan Maxima eastbound on Hwy 120, east of Smith Station Road. An unidentified woman was driving westbound on Hwy 120 in a 2012 Mercedes. For unknown reasons the two vehicles collided on Hwy 120. 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