Turlock freeway collision kills man - The Turlock Journal

\x0D\x0A\x3Cp class\x3D\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3EA Winton man was struck and killed Sunday night on Highway 99 in Turlock when he got out of a vehicle that had become disabled in the middle of the freeway. \x3C/p\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3Cp class\x3D\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3EElisa Gonzalez, 41, of Winton was driving a 2000 Cadillac Escalade on the freeway when she suddenly had a blow out of the right rear tire, according to the California Highway Patrol. \x3C/p\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3Cp class\x3D\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3EGonzalez lost control of the vehicle and it became disabled on the freeway diagonally across the middle and the left lane. \x3C/p\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3Cp class\x3D\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3ERios told the CHP he saw the Escalade ahead of him and applied the brakes and swerved the Dodge, but was unable to avoid a collision. \x3C/p\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3Cp class\x3D\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3EThe Dodge collided with the right side of the Escalade and the 47\x2Dyear\x2Dold man. \x3C/p\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3Cp class\x3D\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3EThe impact sent the man into the right lane. \x3C/p\x3E\x0D\x0A\x3Cp class\x3D\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3EThe Escalade was pushed into the right lane and shoulder from the impact, while. Source: www.turlockjournal.com