A traffic collision around 3:30 in the afternoon between two vehicles traveling on eastbound U.S. 50 near the Alhambra Triangle in Sacramento injured at least one person on June 23. The collision involved a Ford Fusion and an SUV, according to the incident report by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). It occurred in the slow lane of the highway just east of the 16th Street on-ramp.
A pedestrian injury accident happened in South Sacramento on July 22 when an individual on foot was hit by a car. The police report said that the accident occurred around 4:00 in the morning on Mack Road near Archaen Way. Emergency responders with the Sacramento Fire Department rushed the pedestrian to a hospital with what were described as serious injuries. The area of Mack Road between Brookfield Drive and Franklin Boulevard was shut down while an investigation into the cause of the collision was conducted.
A two-vehicle crash in Sacramento on July 22 sent one injured person to the hospital with a major injury. The crash was reported by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) as occurring along southbound SR 99 just north of the eastbound Calvine Road on-ramp between an SUV and sedan. The SUV experienced a rollover and ended up on its roof with the driver still inside and blocking the slow lane.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that a woman from Modesto was killed in a recent crash on Highway 1 in San Mateo County. The fatal car accident occurred on southbound State Route 1 just north of Pescadero State Beach.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported major injuries after a hit and run pedestrian collision in the Merced area on the morning of Thursday, July 22, 2021. The pedestrian accident occurred around 5:45 a.m. on the off-ramp for East 16th Street from northbound State Route 99.
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS/Sac State) issued a Hornets Sports news release on July 22, 2021, that former star Hornets quarterback, Greg Knapp, 58, had passed away from injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident on July 17th. Following his Sac State quarterback career, Mr. Knapp had gone on to coach for Hornets Football before he transitioned to several coaching positions with the National Football League (NFL). At the time of his death, Knapp was employed as a passing game coordinator for the New York Jets.
On the morning of Tuesday, July 20, 2021, officers with the Vallejo Police Department responded to a report of a pedestrian versus vehicle accident in the vicinity of Sonoma Boulevard and Lewis Brown Road.
A driver was arrested for suspected drunk driving following an accident that happened in the vicinity of the Thunder Valley Casino Resort near Lincoln on July 21. The Auburn Division of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said that the accident occurred at about 6:30 in the morning when a pickup struck a gravel truck broadside that was moving west along Athens Avenue. The impact of the collision caused damage to the gravel truck’s gas tank, and about 80 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the roadway.
A violent car crash in Rancho Cordova was heard by an off-duty policeman and his wife, who were visitors in a local suburb. Officer Mark Afanasav, who is a police officer in Stockton, proved he was also a hero when he sprang into action to save two people who had crashed in a car that was fully engulfed in fire.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 21, 2021, a female passenger riding in a Chevrolet Volt was fatally injured in a Lakeville crash. The collisions were initiated when a pickup truck struck the rear of another pickup, which sent the second truck veering into oncoming traffic, according to a representative from the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
