Second Highway 152 crash victim dies at hospital

A Santa Nella man has died following a crash last week that also claimed the life of his passenger, the Stanislaus County Coroner's Office has confirmed. William Hammer, 78, died at 9:47 p.m. Friday at Memorial North Hospital in Modesto, three days after the Ford Ranger he was driving was rear-ended by another vehicle on eastbound Highway 152, authorities said.