A major injury was reported in a single-vehicle rollover in Sacramento on February 6. The accident happened along southbound State Route 51 at the Fulton Avenue off-ramp around 6:23 in the evening. When the vehicle rolled, according to the traffic report by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), it knocked down two signs, including the merge sign.
Many automobile accidents occur every day throughout the Sacramento metropolitan area. Below is a list of some of the Sacramento-area accidents that happened on September 28, 2020.
Below is a list of traffic collisions that occurred throughout the Sacramento region on September 21, 2020
A two-vehicle intersection collision in Sacramento recently caused major damage to the vehicles involved. Initially, the Sacramento Police Department was notified of the accident at around 11:49 p.m. on Taylor Street and Naruth Way as involving injuries. When first responders with the Sacramento Fire Department arrived, they discovered both the wrecked vehicles and involved parties at the scene. It was not reported whether alcohol or drugs were involved in the cause of the crash. It is under investigation to determine what happened.
Two people were transported to a hospital with injuries following an intersection accident in Carmichael on July 30. The accident occurred when a Mazda and a GMC Yukon collided at Marconi Avenue and Gunn Road around 12:18 in the afternoon. According to the report by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the Mazda then struck a tree.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) resumed work earlier this month that had previously been on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Institute’s Vehicle Research Center (VRC), which is located in Virginia, closed in March when the state enacted pandemic restrictions. Employees continued to work remotely, but track evaluations and crash tests were temporarily ceased.
A major injury occurred in Sacramento on July 19 in a solo vehicle rollover. The accident occurred in the Florin area along northbound State Route 99 at the eastbound Florin Road entrance ramp around 6:52 p.m. It was reported by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) that a Ford Fusion went off the entrance ramp into an area of dirt and grass and rolled over but landed back on its wheels.
A major accident that resulted in the death of the driver occurred in Citrus Heights on July 17. It happened when a driver, who was reportedly driving at a high rate of speed and intoxicated, crashed into the sales lot of M3 Motors around 11:41 p.m. Officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Citrus Heights Police as well as responders with Sac Fire arrived at the scene of the crash on Auburn Boulevard and Manzanita Avenue. Police discovered that the solo vehicle had exited the roadway and severely damaged about a dozen cars before ending up hung on a fence.
A fatal accident occurred in the southern part of Sacramento on July 13 when a vehicle struck a pedestrian. The accident occurred in the area of Lemon Hill along eastbound Fruitridge Road at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The driver involved in the fatal accident remained at the scene and was cooperating with Sacramento Police Department officers who were investigating the incident.
A pedestrian accident occurred in Arden-Arcade shortly before midnight at the intersection of Loma Vista Drive and Fulton Avenue. The California Highway Patrol (CHP), Metro Fire, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office were all at the scene. The emergency responders found an injured individual lying by the side of Fulton Avenue, facing north.
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