MODESTO, Calif. — A 38-year-old man died Thursday night after being ejected from his car on State Route 99 in Stanislaus County.
According to the California Highway Patrol, it happened around 8 p.m. Thursday on southbound SR-99 near 9th Street.
CHP says a 38-year-old man was driving his 2019 Chevrolet south on the highway "at a high rate of speed" from the 9th Street on-ramp.
He swerved to the right and hit an unoccupied vehicle on the shoulder. He then lost control of his Chevrolet, hit a chain-link fence and overturned onto railroad tracks.
He was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
It’s not yet known if drugs or alcohol contributed to the crash.
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