Turlock man killed in crash with big rig at Carpenter Road and Monte Vista Ave.

A Turlock man was killed Monday morning when his car collided with a semi-truck at a rural intersection south of Modesto, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office identified the man as David Torres Garcia, 34, of Turlock.

The crash occurred at the intersection of South Carpenter Road and West Monte Vista Avenue around 10:14 a.m., according to CHP spokesman Officer Tom Olsen. Torres Garcia was driving a Toyota Camry eastbound on Monte Vista Avenue when he entered the intersection and was struck by a southbound 2020 Freightliner three-axle tractor-trailer…

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