A hit-and-run occurred in Rancho Cordova involving two vehicles on June 9, and although one person was injured, the other driver fled the scene. The crash occurred around 3:52 p.m. along U.S. 50 just west of the Sunrise Boulevard off-ramp. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that it occurred between a Jeep Cherokee, which spun out and struck the center divider, and a Saturn.
A major injury was reported in Rancho Cordova when a vehicle overturned on May 19. The accident was reported to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) around 2:37 in the afternoon along westbound U.S. 50 at the Bradshaw Road off-ramp. The vehicle overturned on the cloverleaf. A good Samaritan at the scene attempted to remove the driver from the overturned vehicle but was unsuccessful.
Major injuries were reported in a multiple-vehicle accident that occurred in Rancho Cordova on May 5. The car accident happened around 11:49 a.m. along eastbound U.S. 50 just east of Sunrise Boulevard. Multiple vehicles involved in the crash included, according to the incident report by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), a Ford Mustang, several Hondas and a Toyota Camry.
A run-off-road accident in Rancho Cordova on January 3 caused a major injury after several vehicles collided on an off-ramp. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that the crash occurred around 6:19 p.m along eastbound US 50 on the Sunrise Boulevard exit ramp. When two sedans collided on the exit ramp, both vehicles exited the road and ended up 50 to 70 feet off the roadway.
For the second time in less than a year, an out-of-control vehicle crashed into a house on Coloma Road in Rancho Cordova. The recent crash occurred on the corner of the Coloma Road and Georgetown Drive intersection. A vehicle flipped over and landed in the front yard. Fortunately, this time, no one was injured by the out-of-control vehicle.
A fender bender in Rancho Cordova on May 18 ended up leaving 10,000 customers without power in a hit and run collision. The accident happened at about 6:00 in the morning along eastbound Folsom Boulevard near Butterfield Way during periods of heavy rain, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Police believe the motorist was attempting to flee the scene of the fender bender when the blue Nissan Versa hydroplaned. The driver was transported by emergency responders to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Downtown Sacramento may be getting all the press for its newly approved I Street bridge, but the city of Rancho Cordova is also on its way to enjoying a brand new pedestrian and bicycle bridge that will over cross Highway 50 and unite the two halves of the city, which are bisected by the highway. The contract between Rancho Cordova City Council and architectural firm Dewberry Drake Haglan was approved on February 18, 2020. The contract cost is $3.8 million, and the design of the project will likely take more than a year due to the very detailed structural engineering required.
A January 17 collision in Rancho Cordova caused a major injury to one person. The accident was reported as occurring at about 6:20 in the evening at Folsom Boulevard and Hazel Avenue by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Officers with the CHP say that it appears as if one of the motorists ran a red light, which led to the collision. Eastbound traffic was shut down along Folsom Boulevard from Rudy’s Hideaway while the accident was cleared.
A serious pedestrian injury occurred in Rancho Cordova along westbound U.S. Route 50 on the evening of December 11 after a two-vehicle crash. According to reports, the vehicles stopped at Sunrise Boulevard were in the one and two lanes on the left side, when a woman exited one of the cars. After getting out of her vehicle, she was struck by a third car passing on the highway, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). She was taken to UC Davis Medical Center with what were described as major injuries. Another person involved in the accident was said to have suffered minor injuries.
A traffic collision in Rancho Cordova on May 15 at approximately 8:00 p.m. left four people injured. The accident happened at the intersection of Coloma Road and Benita Drive not far from Pizza Hut. According to a representative of the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office, the collision involved three vehicles. The injured were transported to a local hospital for treatment of what are thought to be non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities believe that drugs or alcohol was a causative factor in the crash. All lanes were closed due to the traffic collision for about two hours before reopening.
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