David Ranker, Mindy Lafan and Jeffery Burton Involved in Highway 4 Two-Car Crash [Vallecito, CA]

David Ranker, Mindy Lafan and Jeffery Burton Involved in Two-Vehicle Accident on Highway 4 Near Parrotts Ferry Road

 
VALLECITO, CA (March 11, 2019) – Two people suffered minor to moderate injuries following a two-vehicle accident on Highway 4 at Parrotts Ferry Road Tuesday evening.
 
The 5:30 p.m. crash happened when 50-year-old Jeffery Burton, of Vallecito, turned directly into the path of a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser, driven by 74-year-old David Ranker, of Murphys.
 
The crash sent one car down an embankment and the other one to the middle of Parrotts Ferry Road.
 
Burton, the driver of a 2016 Nissan Titan, escaped the collision without harm. However, Ranker suffered moderate injuries, goading paramedics to airlift him to a Modesto Hospital. Mindy Lafan, a 64-year-old female passenger riding with Ranker, sustained minor injuries. Paramedics also ushered her to a medical center.
 
Authorities have determined that impairment did not play a role, but an investigation continues as authorities determine the ultimate cause.
 
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