Speeding Porsche driver and passenger die in fiery three-ve…

Car Crash Modesto California in Modesto, California: A 57-year-old Modesto man driving a 2026 Porsche coupe at high speed rear-ended a 2016 Ram pickup on Ladd Road north of Modesto around 9:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026, causing a fiery three-vehicle chain-reaction crash. The Porsche driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and his passenger, 38-year-old Jon Burgess of Manteca, died the following day at UC Davis Medical Center. Investigators believe alcohol may have been a factor for the Porsche driver, though toxicology results were pending; no criminal charges were expected because the driver died in the crash.