Khamlounh Thammaaly ID’d as Modesto Woman Killed in Lebec Crash on 5 Freeway near Grapevine Road
Lebec, California (June 28, 2022) – Khamlounh Thammaaly, 63, has been identified as the Modesto woman who was killed in a collision on Sunday night in Modesto.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened at around 9:47 p.m. on the 5 Freeway near Grapevine Road.
Officials say a semi-truck struck a Toyota Tundra and another vehicle on the roadway under unclear circumstances.
The impact of the collision sent the Toyota off the roadway where it overturned.
Thammaaly was in the backseat of the Toyota and was killed in the crash, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Original Story
Lebec, California (June 26, 2022) – A Modesto woman died in a traffic collision that occurred in Lebec, Kern County, on Sunday night.
At around 9:47 p.m., the California Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a traffic collision on the 5 Freeway near Grapevine Road.
A semi-truck is reported to have struck another vehicle on the roadway in unclear circumstances. A third vehicle was involved in the crash.
Officials say the Modesto woman was a passenger in one of the cars and was killed in the crash.
The name of the woman was not immediately disclosed.
More details about the accident were not provided.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021.
The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the U.S. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7% increase from 2020’s 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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