Woman missing after dune buggy crashes into Merced County canal, CHP saysMERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A woman is missing and a Modesto man has been arrested following a crash into a Merced County canal. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened around midnight Wednesday at the Delta-Mendota Canal near Gustine. Officers say 21-year-old Elixandro Miranda was driving a dune buggy on the canal bank near Route 140 at Gravel Pit Road when he got disoriented and crashed into the canal. Investigators say Miranda left the scene but was later arrested and booked into the Merced County jail. The dune buggy has been recovered.