Alarming Death Toll: Sacramento’s Hit-and-Run Drivers Revealed
Between 2018 and 2022, a Sacramento Bee analysis of law enforcement and coroner reports revealed that approximately 140 individuals died in hit-and-run accidents in Sacramento County. Out of these victims, around 86 were pedestrians, while the remainder included bicyclists, car passengers, and motorcyclists. Shockingly, five victims were younger than 17 years old, and four were over 80. Many of these tragic incidents occurred on busy, deteriorating roads within Sacramento, with numerous unidentified victims indicating a possibility of homelessness.