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Skydiver hits semi truck and is killed

As a driver, you are always staying aware of your situations and constantly trying to anticipate danger.  However, if you were driving through Lodi California, colliding with something falling from the sky, is probably not on your mind.

A skydiver was killed Thursday after she strayed off course and hit a big rig on southbound Highway 99 in the Lodi area, authorities said. The accident happened around 2:15 p.m. near Jahant Road, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Stockton office. CHP said the skydiver was a 28-year-old woman from Colombia. She was skydiving in a group of seven people when she was blown off course and hit the big rig, officials said.

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