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High-speed crash leaves 4 dead, including 3 Turlock family members on the way to church

High-speed crash leaves 4 dead, including 3 Turlock family members on the way to church
THE BUTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WITH THE SEARCH. AND THIS MORNING, COUNSELORS ARE AT A STANISLAUS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AFTER A DEATH OF A TEACHER OVER THE WEEKEND, JENNIFER LORENCO WAS A TEACHER AT SAINT CLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CERES. SHE AND HER HUSBAND, DANIEL, AND HER 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, MADELEINE, WERE KILLED IN A CRASH EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING. THE ONLY TWO SURVIVORS ARE HER 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND 14 YEAR OLD SON, WHO ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 165 AND GREENWAY AVENUE THAT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF STANISLAUS COUNTY, NEAR TURLOCK. INVESTIGATORS SAY LOURENCO’S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING A JEEP AND ENTERED THE INTERSECTION WHEN THEY WERE HIT BY A 22 YEAR OLD DRIVER FROM MODESTO. THE CHP SAYS THE IMPACT WAS SO STRONG THAT IT KNOCKED A FRONT TIRE OFF THE JEEP. THE OTHER DRIVER ALSO DIED. INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH, AND THEY’RE LOOKING TO SEE IF FOGGY CONDITIONS WERE A POSSIBLE FACTOR. WE REACHED OUT TO THE CERES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEY TELL US THEY’RE STILL PROCESSING THE NEWS, BUT THAT THEIR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND LOVED ONES. AND THEY WENT ON TO SAY, QUOTE, SHE WAS A GIFTED AND DEDICATED EDUCATOR AND BELOVED COLLEAGUE WHOSE LOSS WI
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High-speed crash leaves 4 dead, including 3 Turlock family members on the way to church
A crash in Turlock on Sunday killed four people and sent two others to the hospital, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said a 22-year-old Modesto man was speeding in an Infiniti on northbound Highway 165 around 9:25 a.m. The man was approaching Greenway Avenue when he hit a Jeep SUV that was at a stop sign.The Jeep driver, a 44-year-old man, crossed the intersection heading westbound on Greenway when the Infiniti broadsided the Jeep, CHP said. The Infiniti driver was not wearing a seatbelt, and CHP said he died at the scene. The driver of the Jeep and his front-seat passenger, a 45-year-old Turlock woman, also died at the scene.CHP said a 16-year-old girl who was in the backseat of the Jeep went to the hospital and later died of her injuries. A 19-year-old woman and 14-year-old boy, both from Turlock, are in the hospital in critical condition.All passengers in the Jeep were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash, CHP said. The Ceres Unified School District confirmed that the woman who died in the crash was one of their teachers, Jennifer Lourenco. "Mrs. Lourenco was a moderate-severe teacher at Sinclear Elementary School and was Sinclear’s Teacher of the Year in 2023-24," the school district wrote in a statement. "She was a gifted and dedicated educator and a beloved colleague whose loss will be deeply felt throughout the school community. The district has counseling services available at Sinclear and all other CUSD schools for any students and staff who need support." On Monday, the Stanislaus County Coroner's Office identified the four people. They are:Daniel Lourenco, 44Madelynn Lourenco, 16Uriel Guizar Negrete, 22Jennifer Lourenco, 45 Lourenco was a student at Pittman High School, along with the 14-year-old who was injured, the Turlock Unified School District said. The school's principal said in a message to families that staff are "deeply saddened by this tragedy and our hearts go out to this family and their loved ones during this very difficult time." Pitman is making counselors and chaplains available this week to support students, faculty, and staff.Our Lady of the Assumption Church said the family was on its way to church when the crash happened. The crash caused Highway 165 to close for several hours but the road has reopened, Caltrans said.Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to KCRA.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

A crash in Turlock on Sunday killed four people and sent two others to the hospital, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP said a 22-year-old Modesto man was speeding in an Infiniti on northbound Highway 165 around 9:25 a.m. The man was approaching Greenway Avenue when he hit a Jeep SUV that was at a stop sign.

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The Jeep driver, a 44-year-old man, crossed the intersection heading westbound on Greenway when the Infiniti broadsided the Jeep, CHP said.

The Infiniti driver was not wearing a seatbelt, and CHP said he died at the scene. The driver of the Jeep and his front-seat passenger, a 45-year-old Turlock woman, also died at the scene.

CHP said a 16-year-old girl who was in the backseat of the Jeep went to the hospital and later died of her injuries. A 19-year-old woman and 14-year-old boy, both from Turlock, are in the hospital in critical condition.

All passengers in the Jeep were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash, CHP said.

The Ceres Unified School District confirmed that the woman who died in the crash was one of their teachers, Jennifer Lourenco.

"Mrs. Lourenco was a moderate-severe teacher at Sinclear Elementary School and was Sinclear’s Teacher of the Year in 2023-24," the school district wrote in a statement. "She was a gifted and dedicated educator and a beloved colleague whose loss will be deeply felt throughout the school community. The district has counseling services available at Sinclear and all other CUSD schools for any students and staff who need support."

On Monday, the Stanislaus County Coroner's Office identified the four people. They are:

  • Daniel Lourenco, 44
  • Madelynn Lourenco, 16
  • Uriel Guizar Negrete, 22
  • Jennifer Lourenco, 45

Lourenco was a student at Pittman High School, along with the 14-year-old who was injured, the Turlock Unified School District said.

The school's principal said in a message to families that staff are "deeply saddened by this tragedy and our hearts go out to this family and their loved ones during this very difficult time."

Pitman is making counselors and chaplains available this week to support students, faculty, and staff.

Our Lady of the Assumption Church said the family was on its way to church when the crash happened.

The crash caused Highway 165 to close for several hours but the road has reopened, Caltrans said.

Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to KCRA.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

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