He was marked as a slaver holding his identity secret. Crash tried to kill himself. He decided to keep going. Maybe there would be salvation for him yet. It was invaded.
Raiders live there now.
Crash realized his life was ruined. There was no way to put it back together. He couldn't even be a Hermit. Radscorpions, Wolves, Floaters, Mutant, Centaurs, everything. No place to go, Crash wondered the wastes, until he found a place called the Sierra Army Depot.