{"id":94150,"date":"2026-05-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/lodi-highway-99-big-rig-fatal-may-19-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T04:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T04:40:04","slug":"lodi-highway-99-big-rig-fatal-may-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/es\/lodi-highway-99-big-rig-fatal-may-19-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lodi Highway 99 Big Rig Crash Kills 2 Teens, 5 Hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- =========================\n     LOCAL ACCIDENT NEWS ARTICLE - SCRANTON LAW FIRM\n     NEW DRAFT: Lodi Highway 99 big rig rear-end fatal hit-and-run (May 19, 2026)\n     ========================= -->\n\n<!--\nMETA TITLE:\nLodi Highway 99 Big Rig Crash Kills 2 Teens, 5 Hurt\n\nMETA DESCRIPTION:\nA Freightliner big rig rear-ended three cars on Highway 99 near Lodi on May 19, killing two teens. 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Driver Arrested After Fleeing on Foot<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"slf-news-summary\">A Freightliner Cascadia operated by Amritsar Trans Inc. failed to slow with traffic on northbound Highway 99 just south of Harney Lane in Lodi shortly after noon on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, plowing into three passenger vehicles ahead of it. Two young men inside a Kia Forte, brothers Clark James Fojas, 20, and Peter Joshua Fojas, 16, of Stockton, were killed. Five other people were hospitalized, including two with major injuries. The driver, identified by CHP as 24-year-old Manvir Singh of Manteca, climbed out of the cab and ran from the scene before being detained nearby and booked on felony vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run charges.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <div class=\"slf-facts-map-grid\">\n    <div class=\"slf-quick-facts-card\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-header\"><h2>Incident Summary<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-body\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Type<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Commercial truck rear-end, multi-vehicle, hit-and-run<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Location<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Northbound State Route 99, south of Harney Lane, Lodi<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Date<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Tuesday, May 19, 2026<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Time<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Approximately 12:20 p.m.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Vehicles<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer (Amritsar Trans Inc.), Kia Forte, plus two other passenger vehicles<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Fatalities<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value fatal\">2 (brothers Clark James Fojas, 20, and Peter Joshua Fojas, 16, of Stockton, both in the Kia Forte)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Injuries<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">5 hospitalized, 2 with major injuries<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Suspect<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Manvir Singh, 24, of Manteca<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Charges<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run causing death or injury, resisting and obstructing<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Case Status<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Arraigned May 21, 2026, pleaded not guilty. Held on $400,000 bail (flight risk). Preliminary hearing set for June 10, 2026.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Agency<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">California Highway Patrol (Stockton)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-row\"><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-label\">Source Strength<\/div><div class=\"slf-quick-facts-value\">Strong (CHP plus multiple local outlets)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"slf-map-card\"><div class=\"slf-map-header\"><h3>Crash Area<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"slf-map-embed\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Highway+99+Harney+Lane+Lodi+CA&#038;output=embed\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" title=\"Map for Northbound State Route 99 near Harney Lane, Lodi, CA\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"slf-map-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/Highway+99+Harney+Lane+Lodi+CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open in Google Maps<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <article class=\"slf-news-content\"><div class=\"slf-news-content-wrap\">\n\n<h2>What CHP and Local Reporting Say Happened<\/h2>\n<p>According to the California Highway Patrol's Stockton office and reporting from the Lodi News-Sentinel, Fox40, CBS Sacramento, and Hoodline, traffic was slowing on northbound Highway 99 near Harney Lane shortly after noon on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. A Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer operated by Amritsar Trans Inc. failed to slow with the flow of cars and plowed into the back of three passenger vehicles ahead of it.<\/p>\n<p>The Kia Forte carrying the two victims absorbed the worst of the impact. Both occupants, brothers Clark James Fojas, 20, and Peter Joshua Fojas, 16, of Stockton, were pronounced dead at the scene. Five other people were transported to local hospitals. CHP later confirmed that two of those patients had major injuries, while the others sustained moderate trauma.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the big rig, later identified as 24-year-old Manvir Singh of Manteca, climbed out of the cab and fled on foot, leaving the rig and the victims behind. CHP and assisting agencies set up a perimeter and located Singh a short distance from the wreckage. He was taken into custody and booked into San Joaquin County Jail on felony charges that include vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run causing death or injury, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. Singh was arraigned in San Joaquin County Superior Court on Thursday, May 21, 2026, where he entered a plea of not guilty. A judge set bail at $400,000 and ordered him to surrender his passport and submit to GPS monitoring after finding him a flight risk. Prosecutors allege there were no skid marks at the scene, indicating no attempt to brake, and that Singh tried to drag a victim from the wreck before fleeing on foot. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 10, 2026. Court records also indicate Singh had been employed by the trucking company only about a week before the crash, a detail that can bear directly on a negligent hiring, training, and supervision claim against the carrier.<\/p>\n<p>Northbound Highway 99 was shut down for several hours while CHP's Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team documented the scene. According to publicly available motor-carrier records, Amritsar Trans Inc. is a small carrier based in Manteca with a five-truck fleet. CHP said the investigation into what caused the rig to fail to brake remains open, with fatigue, distraction, and mechanical condition all on the table.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Why This Crash Goes Well Beyond One Driver<\/h2>\n<p>A fully loaded combination vehicle that fails to slow for stopped traffic at highway speed is not just a tragic accident. It is a documented, recurring failure mode in the commercial trucking industry, and federal regulators treat it as one of the most serious safety problems on American highways. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sets binding rules that apply to any commercial carrier moving freight, including small operators with only a handful of trucks. Those rules cover how long a driver can be on duty, how often a driver must rest, how the carrier must screen and train its drivers, and what records the carrier must keep.<\/p>\n<p>Federal rules apply to Amritsar Trans Inc. and to any other small carrier of that size operating intrastate or interstate commerce. Those obligations include hours-of-service limits, electronic logging device requirements, drug and alcohol testing standards, and driver qualification files. In any fatal collision involving a commercial motor vehicle, CHP investigators typically subpoena ELD logs, dispatch records, maintenance histories, and driver employment files. Civil counsel for the victims does the same.<\/p>\n<p>In a case like this one, the first questions investigators and civil attorneys ask are simple but consequential. When did the driver's shift start? When was the last legally compliant break? Do the electronic logs match the fuel receipts, dispatch records, and toll data? Was the driver properly screened and qualified before being put behind the wheel of an 80,000-pound vehicle? Those answers can take a case from a single driver's failure to a documented carrier-level pattern that anchors a civil claim.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The Legal Picture: Driver, Carrier, and Punitive Exposure<\/h2>\n<p>A fatal commercial-truck collision triggers a layered liability analysis that goes well beyond the person who was behind the wheel. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, the California Vehicle Code, and California's common-law negligence doctrines all create overlapping duties owed by trucking companies to the motoring public. Families of the two teenage decedents and the five injured victims have several distinct avenues for civil recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Under California's doctrine of respondeat superior, a motor carrier is vicariously liable for the negligent acts of its driver committed within the course and scope of employment. Beyond vicarious liability, the carrier itself can be directly liable for negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent training, negligent supervision, and negligent entrustment of a commercial vehicle. Where a small carrier has failed to enforce federal screening standards, those documents often unlock significant additional liability that exists independent of whatever the driver did or did not do on the day of the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Recoverable damages in a wrongful death case under California Code of Civil Procedure section 377.60 may include the loss of the decedent's financial support, the loss of love, companionship, moral support, and guidance, and reasonable funeral and burial expenses. With a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old, lifetime earnings projections can be substantial. Economists are often retained to model the income each victim would likely have earned over a full working life. An experienced <a href=\"\/wrongful-death-lawyer\/\">wrongful death lawyer<\/a> coordinates these claims so that statutory beneficiaries do not unintentionally waive rights or split a recovery improperly.<\/p>\n<p>Fleeing the scene of a fatal collision is independently actionable under California law and is also a recognized aggravator that can support a claim for punitive damages under California Civil Code section 3294. Conduct that shows a conscious disregard for the rights or safety of others, such as abandoning injured occupants and attempting to flee, may justify enhanced damages on top of compensatory recovery. Punitive exposure also gives plaintiffs leverage to demand full disclosure of the carrier's insurance coverage stack, including primary, excess, and umbrella policies.<\/p>\n\n<h2>What Investigators and Civil Attorneys Look For Next<\/h2>\n<p>On the criminal side, San Joaquin County prosecutors will work from the CHP report, witness statements, the booking sheet, and any toxicology returned from the post-crash medical workup. A driver facing felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run causing death or injury, and resisting and obstructing is looking at a very different exposure than a driver facing simple misdemeanor counts, and that difference can matter to the civil case as well.<\/p>\n<p>On the civil side, the first priority is usually evidence preservation. Counsel for the families will often send formal preservation letters to the trucking company, the leasing company that may own the tractor or trailer, the maintenance vendor, and any third-party logistics provider that scheduled the load. Those letters put the recipients on notice that destroying dashcam footage, telematics data, electronic logs, payroll records, dispatch communications, or training files can carry serious legal consequences. ELD data can roll off within months, so the time pressure here is real.<\/p>\n<p>From there, the case can move into a paper-heavy phase. Driver qualification files, medical examiner certificates, drug and alcohol testing records, post-accident drug screens, and DOT inspection histories all become relevant. Many big rig cases turn on a single number on a single page, like a logbook entry that contradicts a fuel receipt by ninety minutes, which is exactly why early preservation matters so much. Families who consult a <a href=\"\/truck-accident-lawyer\/\">truck accident lawyer<\/a> in the first days after a crash like this one give themselves the best chance of locking down that record before it disappears.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"slf-stats-grid\">\n<div class=\"slf-stat-card\"><div class=\"slf-stat-number\">~4%<\/div><div class=\"slf-stat-label\">of vehicles on California roads are heavy trucks, yet they are involved in a disproportionate share of fatal collisions, according to SWITRS data summarized by the California Office of Traffic Safety.<\/div><div class=\"slf-stat-source\">Source: California OTS \/ SWITRS summaries<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"slf-stat-card\"><div class=\"slf-stat-number\">11 hours<\/div><div class=\"slf-stat-label\">is the federal maximum a property-carrying commercial driver can spend behind the wheel after 10 consecutive hours off duty, within a 14-hour on-duty window.<\/div><div class=\"slf-stat-source\">Source: FMCSA Hours of Service rules<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"slf-stat-card\"><div class=\"slf-stat-number\">$750,000<\/div><div class=\"slf-stat-label\">is the minimum federal liability coverage required for most interstate motor carriers, with higher minimums for certain cargo classes.<\/div><div class=\"slf-stat-source\">Source: FMCSA financial responsibility regulations<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"slf-stat-card\"><div class=\"slf-stat-number\">2 years<\/div><div class=\"slf-stat-label\">is the general California statute of limitations for a wrongful death lawsuit, per Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1.<\/div><div class=\"slf-stat-source\">Source: California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"slf-legal-options\">\n<div class=\"slf-legal-option\"><div class=\"slf-legal-option-header\"><h3>Source Note<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"slf-legal-option-body\"><p>This article is based on publicly accessible reporting reviewed on May 19, 2026, and the days that followed. Facts are limited to what CHP, local press, and motor-carrier records released that week and should be updated if investigators release additional victim names through the San Joaquin County coroner, file additional charges, or amend the suspect's status.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"slf-legal-option\"><div class=\"slf-legal-option-header\"><h3>Why This Case Type Matters<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"slf-legal-option-body\"><p>Big rig cases live or die on records that disappear fast. Electronic logging device data, dispatch messages, dashcam footage, and maintenance files can all be overwritten or routinely purged within weeks. Families who want to preserve a serious case should send a litigation hold letter early, even before deciding whether to file a lawsuit, and they should not give recorded statements to the at-fault carrier's insurer without legal counsel.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/article>\n  <section class=\"slf-news-faq\"><div class=\"slf-news-faq-wrap\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"slf-faq-item\"><div class=\"slf-faq-question\">Can the families of the two teens sue both the truck driver and the trucking company?<\/div><div class=\"slf-faq-answer\">Yes. California law lets surviving heirs bring claims against the driver personally under negligence and vehicular manslaughter doctrines, and against the motor carrier under both vicarious liability (respondeat superior) and direct theories such as negligent hiring, training, and supervision. In commercial trucking cases the employer's insurance policy is typically the primary source of recovery, because federal regulations require carriers to maintain substantial liability minimums.<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"slf-faq-item\"><div class=\"slf-faq-question\">What evidence is most important in a fatal big rig crash?<\/div><div class=\"slf-faq-answer\">Electronic logging device (ELD) data, the truck's engine control module (\"black box\"), dispatch and trip records, post-crash drug and alcohol testing under FMCSA rules, the driver qualification file, and any dashcam or forward-facing camera footage are all critical. An experienced truck accident lawyer sends a spoliation preservation letter within days of being retained to keep any of this evidence from being deleted or overwritten.<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"slf-faq-item\"><div class=\"slf-faq-question\">Does the criminal case against Manvir Singh affect a civil lawsuit?<\/div><div class=\"slf-faq-answer\">The two cases run on separate tracks. A criminal conviction can be powerful evidence in the civil case under collateral estoppel principles, but families do not need to wait for the criminal case to finish before filing a civil claim. The civil standard of proof is lower (preponderance of the evidence, not beyond a reasonable doubt), so a civil recovery is possible even where a criminal case ends in a plea or reduced charges.<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"slf-faq-item\"><div class=\"slf-faq-question\">Does fleeing the scene change the value of a civil case?<\/div><div class=\"slf-faq-answer\">It can. Hit-and-run conduct is independently actionable and is also a recognized aggravator that may support a claim for punitive damages under California Civil Code section 3294. Abandoning injured victims at the scene of a fatal crash can be argued as conscious disregard for the safety of others, which is the legal trigger for enhanced damages on top of compensatory recovery.<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"slf-faq-item\"><div class=\"slf-faq-question\">How long do California families have to file a wrongful death claim?<\/div><div class=\"slf-faq-answer\">California generally allows two years from the date of death to file a wrongful death lawsuit, per Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. Claims against a public entity have a much shorter notice deadline (six months under the Government Claims Act), so families should consult counsel quickly even if a government vehicle does not appear to be involved.<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n  <section class=\"slf-news-related\"><div class=\"slf-news-related-wrap\"><h2>Related Resources<\/h2><div class=\"slf-related-grid\">\n  <a class=\"slf-related-card\" href=\"\/truck-accident-lawyer\/\"><div class=\"slf-related-label practice\">Practice Area<\/div><div class=\"slf-related-title\">Truck Accident Lawyer<\/div><div class=\"slf-related-desc\">See how California commercial truck cases differ from ordinary car crash claims.<\/div><\/a>\n  <a class=\"slf-related-card\" href=\"\/wrongful-death-lawyer\/\"><div class=\"slf-related-label practice\">Practice Area<\/div><div class=\"slf-related-title\">Wrongful Death Lawyer<\/div><div class=\"slf-related-desc\">Learn how California wrongful death claims work after a fatal crash.<\/div><\/a>\n  <a class=\"slf-related-card\" href=\"\/car-accident-lawyer\/\"><div class=\"slf-related-label practice\">Practice Area<\/div><div class=\"slf-related-title\">Car Accident Lawyer<\/div><div class=\"slf-related-desc\">Understand what evidence matters most after a serious freeway collision.<\/div><\/a>\n  <a class=\"slf-related-card\" href=\"\/contact\/\"><div class=\"slf-related-label resource\">Resource<\/div><div class=\"slf-related-title\">Free Case Consultation<\/div><div class=\"slf-related-desc\">Talk through your options with a member of our team, with no fee or pressure to hire.<\/div><\/a>\n  <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n  <section class=\"slf-news-cta\"><div class=\"slf-news-cta-wrap\"><h2>Lost a Loved One in the Lodi Highway 99 Big Rig Crash?<\/h2><p class=\"slf-news-cta-sub\">Commercial trucking cases require fast evidence preservation, federal-regulation knowledge, and experience facing multi-layered insurance defense.<\/p><div class=\"slf-news-cta-phone\"><a href=\"tel:+18007070707\">800-707-0707<\/a><\/div><a class=\"slf-news-cta-btn\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Request a Free Consultation<\/a><p class=\"slf-news-cta-trust\">No fluff, no guesswork. 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