According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident took place around 12:14 a.m. on eastbound Elkhorn Boulevard, just east of Diablo Drive.
Sacramento, CA – One person died in a pedestrian accident that happened early Monday morning near an intersection in the Foothill Farms area of Sacramento.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident took place around 12:14 a.m. on eastbound Elkhorn Boulevard, just east of Diablo Drive.
A male pedestrian was hit by a vehicle for an unknown reason. The victim died in the crash.
An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the crash.
In 2023, Sacramento reported 4,214 victims of fatal and injury collisions (combined killed and injured), placing it high among similar California cities for traffic harm. That year, 297 pedestrians and 237 bicyclists were among those killed or injured, and 454 collisions involved alcohol, highlighting serious safety issues for all road users. Speed-related collisions numbered 745, and there were 581 hit-and-run collisions. Overall, Sacramento’s traffic injury and fatality rate remains one of the highest per population in the state.
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