Ieli Paulo Ieli and Andres Hernandez Diaz Killed in Merced County Head-On Crash
MERCED COUNTY, CA (June 24, 2022) – A crash killed Ieli Paulo Ieli and Andres Hernandez Diaz on Highway 59 in Merced County.
The coroner’s office identified the two Merced men as victims of the fatal wreck which took place on Tuesday morning.
The incident happened when Ieli Paulo Ieli was driving a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe while Andres Hernandez Diaz was riding as a passenger in a 2011 Ford Fusion
Their cars and a 2015 Chevrolet Sonic were all traveling south on Highway 59 near Furtado Road in Merced County at the time. Meanwhile, a 2022 Volvo big rig was going north.
1 Seriously Injured in Wreck
For an unknown reason, the semi-truck veered into the oncoming traffic. The California Highway Patrol said the Volvo then hit the three cars head-on.
The Merced Sun Star and FOX 26 News wrote that the accident occurred on June 21 at about 4:15 a.m. Both Ieli Paulo Ieli, 33, and Andres Hernandez Diaz, 22, died at the scene of the crash.
The driver of the Fusion, a 20-year-old man, sustained major injuries as a result of the collision. Medical personnel rushed him to the Memorial Medical Center in Modesto for treatment.
CHP added that the motorist in the Chevrolet, a 54-year-old Los Banos man, ended up unharmed. The operator of the truck, a 28-year-old Kingsburg man, did not sustain any wound following the wreck.
The cause of the Merced County crash is still under investigation.
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