On April 14th,2020, at approximately 9:48 p.m., Merced Police officers responded to the area of East highway Highway 140 near East Santa Fe Drive for a vehicle versus a pedestrian collision.

Upon further investigation, officers said a 1997 GMC SUV was driving westbound on Highway 140 and a 2008 Toyota Scion XD was driving eastbound on Highway 140 when both vehicles struck a 39-year-old female who was in the middle of the highway pushing a shopping cart.

Both drivers remained at the scene and were cooperative with the investigation. Traffic Investigators are determining the cause of the collision.

Police say Drugs and alcohol were not a factor in this collision

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this accident to contact the Merced Police Department Traffic Division at 209 388-7719 or the Merced Police Department Tipster Line at (209) 385-4725.

The public can send information via anonymous text messages to police department by dialing “TIP411” (847411) and including the word “Comvip” as the “keyword” in the text message.