A traffic hazard on Highway 99 in Turlock set in motion a chain reaction of collisions that sent one young boy to the hospital via air ambulance and prompted a closure of the freeway Monday morning. The 3-year-old boy was pinned in his car seat by a big rig tire that had smashed into the minivan that he was riding in. Crews from the Turlock Fire Department were able to free the child and his injuries were not considered life-threatening, said California Highway Patrol spokesperson Officer Thomas Olsen.
Child airlifted after multi-vehicle collision on freeway in Turlock

