A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 80 westbound near Watt Avenue in North Sacramento Monday evening, leaving one person dead.
According to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs, the incident was reported at 7:51 p.m. as a vehicle striking a pedestrian, with the pedestrian still in the roadway. Logs indicate a late 1990s gray pickup was involved in the hit and run and left the scene. Fire personnel were en route, and authorities later confirmed the pedestrian was deceased.
The Watt Avenue on-ramp to westbound Interstate 80 was closed, with officers requesting flares for the ramp. The ramp was shut down shortly after the report.
Units arrived on scene starting at 7:59 p.m., with the roadway reopened by 9:12 p.m.
Identities of those involved and the cause of the crash were not immediately available.
The CHP recorded the crash at GPS coordinates: 38.645544 -121.383098
Sources:
– CHP CAD incident viewer: https://cad.chp.ca.gov/
