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Trucker ‘very fortunate’ to be OK when man with AR-15 fires on him in Modesto, CHP says

Feb 11, 2021 at 09:11 AM CST

A Stockton man faces charges including attempted murder after firing upon the driver of a big rig in Modesto, the California Highway Patrol reported. A bullet struck the driver’s side door but did not go through. The driver, a 25-year-old Livingston man, was not injured, according to a news release. The shooting on northbound Highway 99 just north of Pelandale Avenue was reported about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday. In the 911 call, the victim described the assailant and said he was driving a white GMC SUV.