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CHP: Modesto Man, 65, Dies In Crash After Making Abrupt U-Turn; Was Not Wearing Seatbelt

MODESTO (CBS13) — A 65-year-old Modesto man was killed after authorities say he made an abrupt u-turn in front of another car and was broadsided.

California Highway Patrol says, late Thursday morning, officers responded to a reported two-car crash along Finch Road near Business Park Drive.

It appears a man driving a sedan was heading west on Finch Road when, for an unknown reason, he tried to make a u-turn. The turn put the sedan into the lane of an oncoming SUV, which soon struck the sedan.

The sedan driver, who officers say was not wearing a seatbelt, was pinned-in by the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP says.

Officers say the SUV driver was not hurt.

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Neither drugs nor alcohol were factors in the crash, investigators say.

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