One person died, and two others were seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on September 20 on State Route 92 in San Mateo. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that the crash occurred on the westbound lanes of the highway at about 10:00 in the morning.
A pedestrian fatality occurred in Sacramento on September 21 after the walker was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. The Sacramento Police Department reported around 5:00 a.m. on social media that the accident had happened in the neighborhood of Ben Ali close to Roseville Road and Marconi Circle. Roseville Road was closed down by police while an investigation was conducted into the accident, and motorists were told to find alternate routes. No information has been released yet on the identity of the pedestrian, pending notification of the family by the Sacramento County Coroner’s office.
Those of us that grew up in the Sacramento area during the 1970s remember the fear. A masked intruder was terrorizing the area – invading homes and assaulting the occupants. His reign of terror in Sacramento ended when he was spotted by a couple walking their dog. He brutally murdered them. After that tragic incident, he committed several more crimes in other areas of Northern California before making the move to Southern California. In the south part of the state, his home invasion and assault pattern escalated to include murdering the victims. For decades his identity was unknown; he remained a phantom. We could never have imagined that all that time, the man that caused so much terror lived and worked right here within our community.
Last month, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued a press release informing the public that one of their recent studies revealed that despite design changes over the past 20 years, late-model sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are still more likely than cars to result in pedestrian fatalities.
A head-on collision in Sloughhouse near Rancho Murieta claimed the life of a motorcyclist on June 20. According to Josh Sherwood, an officer with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the accident happened at the intersection of Ione and Meiss roads at about 10:45 in the morning. The rider passed away at the accident scene, and it is unknown at this time what caused the head-on collision.
A fatal pedestrian accident occurred in South Sacramento on June 13. It happened on North State Route 51 in the vicinity of the P Street on-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Authorities began to receive reports at 12:43 in the early morning hours about a pedestrian running between lanes on the highway, yelling at passing drivers. Later reports indicated the pedestrian was hit by a Volkswagen. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the crash site. The identity of the person killed in the fatal pedestrian accident was not provided, pending notification of family members.
A Sacramento fatal accident occurred along northbound State Route 99 on May 31, resulting in the death of a woman. The accident happened at around 2:26 in the morning just past 12th Avenue. A man in a Toyota Tundra, moving at a high rate of speed in the number three lane, hit the rear of a KIA Niro, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) report. The woman was riding in the KIA as a passenger. The impact of the crash caused the Niro to catch on fire, travel northeast, and ended up on the shoulder of the road. Sadly, the woman riding inside, identified as 30-year-old Thelma Barrios of Rancho Cordova, passed away as a result.
A fatal vehicle accident in South Sacramento on May 14 claimed one life in what appeared to be a head-on collision. The accident happened shortly before 10:00 in the morning along Cosumnes River Boulevard, which is between Delta Shores Circle and Franklin Boulevard, according to officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Officers and first responders with the Sacramento Fire Department arrived at the scene to find major front-end damage in both vehicles. One individual involved in the accident was extricated by first responders while another was pronounced deceased on site. Officials have identified the decedent as 31-year-old Ulises Benjamin Martinez Tello of Sacramento.
An accident fatality happened along Highway 99 southbound in Sacramento on May 1 after a motorcycle collided with a pickup. The accident occurred near the connector for Highway 50 at around 5:30 in the morning, as reported by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The details of the accident and identity of the individual who died have not yet been released by authorities. The accident is under investigation by the CHP to determine what happened.
A suspected drunk driver was arrested recently in Sacramento after crashing their vehicle. The accident resulted in the death of one female passenger and injuries to another. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the collision occurred along south State Route 160 near Canterbury Road at about 10:20 in the morning. The accident is under investigation by the CHP, and anyone with knowledge of it is asked to phone Officer Greg Zumstein or Officer A.J. McTaggart. The phone number to call is (916) 348-2300 or at cell-phone number (916) 798-0975.
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