SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 – A 49-year-old woman died when she was run over by a Greyhound bus that was pulling out of a downtown station, authorities said. Roxanne Elizabeth Young of Marysville died at UC Davis Medical Center shortly after the accident, which occurred about 1:15 p.m. as she attempted to cross L Street between [...]

AUGUST 31, 2009 – The Sacramento Police Department is seeking witnesses as part of its investigation into a fatal pedestrian collision near downtown. Officers were called to the intersection of N. 12th Street and Sitka Way shortly after 2 a.m. and found an unidentified pedestrian dead at the scene due to massive head injuries, investigators [...]

AUGUST 26, 2009 – A 28-year-old man died and another was critically injured in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, authorities said. Brandon A. Hunter of Sacramento was behind the wheel of a vehicle that entered northbound I-5 at a high rate of speed from Meadowview Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Hunter lost [...]

AUGUST 6, 2009 – A sergeant with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department died when she swerved to avoid another car in her private vehicle and collided with the back of a big rig on Interstate 80, authorities said. Kelley Lara, 43, was driving to work at Sacramento International Airport when a car swerved into her [...]

AUGUST 2, 2009 – A 20-year-old woman died when her Acura collided with a tree in the Fair Oaks section of Sacramento, authorities said. The car crash occurred about 7 a.m. in the center median of westbound Fair Oaks Boulevard, just east of Watt Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Witnesses said the woman’s [...]

AUGUST 1, 2009 – A speeding car crashed on Interstate 5 in South Natomas, killing the driver and a passenger, authorities said. The 24-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a 1999 Cadillac Deville that was heading north on I-5 around 2 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Witnesses said the Cadillac was traveling [...]

JULY 20, 2009 – A 16-year-old girl died when the car she was riding in struck a tree, authorities said. Corryne M. Quinn of El Grove was traveling north on Howe Avenue approaching Swarthmore Drive about 10 p.m., when the driver of the vehicle lost control and struck the tree in the center median, according [...]

JULY 16, 2009 – A hit-and-run accident left a 44-year-old motorcyclist with major injuries, authorities said. Andres Gutierrez of Roseville was riding his Harley Davidson west on Interstate 80 just east of Elkhorn Boulevard, when his motorcycle was struck by a speeding mid-sized sedan about 4:15 p.m, according to the California Highway Patrol. The tan [...]

JULY 3, 2009 – Six people received minor burns when a fireworks shell landed in a crowd, authorities said. The incident occurred near the finale of the Folsom Rodeo fireworks show, according to the Folsom Fire Department. The victims, which included adults and children, were treated at the scene, officials said. Organizers planned to continue [...]

JUNE 21, 2009 – The Citrus Heights Police Department is searching for the driver of a Mercedes Benz that struck and killed a local man and then fled the scene, authorities said. Dennis Wurster, 53, of Citrus Heights was struck near the intersection of Greenback Lane and Burich Avenue about 9:45 p.m., police said. He [...]