{"id":2469,"date":"2026-05-20T05:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/2-dead-in-4-vehicle-crash-involving-big-rig-on-highway-99-in-lodi-chp-says-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T05:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:01:52","slug":"2-dead-in-4-vehicle-crash-involving-big-rig-on-highway-99-in-lodi-chp-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/2-dead-in-4-vehicle-crash-involving-big-rig-on-highway-99-in-lodi-chp-says-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2 dead in 4-vehicle crash involving big rig on Highway 99 in Lodi, CHP says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two people died Tuesday in a crash involving a big rig truck and three other vehicles on Highway 99 in south Lodi, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/sacramento-commission-cutbacks-could-jeopardize-millions-for-road-safety-advocates-say-2\/\">Sacramento commission cutbacks could jeopardize millions for road safety, advocates say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>About 12:20 p.m., the crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol\u2019s Stockton office on northbound Highway 99 near the Harney Lane off-ramp, according to online CHP activity logs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>One person fled the scene, but has been detained, CHP spokesperson Officer Itzel Aguilar said. Others involved in the crash were taken to nearby hospitals for care, Aguilar said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, Aguilar said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/avenal-voters-recall-four-city-councilmembers-amid-legal-challenges\/\">Avenal voters recall four city councilmembers amid legal challenges<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>All three lanes of northbound Highway 99 in the area and the Harney Lane off-ramp were closed for about three hours after the incident, according to a social media post from Caltrans.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The left two lanes opened around 3:20 p.m., though the far right lane and the off-ramp were still closed as of 5:15 p.m. The CHP and Caltrans did not have an estimated time for the lane and off-ramp to reopen.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/northern-california-detectives-arrest-man-wanted-as-primary-suspect-in-homicide-2\/\">Northern California detectives arrest man wanted as primary suspect in homicide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people died after a big rig and three vehicles crashed on northbound Highway 99 near Harney Lane in south Lodi; one person fled but has been detained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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