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  • Sylvan Rd closed after fatality involving motorcycle, SUV

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    A collision involving a motorcyclist and an SUV closed down multiple lanes near Sylvan Corners in Citrus Heights, Friday night.

    Updated Oct. 17, 9:43 a.m.–
    A collision involving an SUV and motorcyclist caused both directions of traffic on Sylvan Road to be shut down for several hours Friday night, with a Citrus Heights police officer on scene confirming the crash resulted in a fatality.

    Police said officers were dispatched to the scene around 7:07 p.m. and found a male motorcyclist in the roadway “with significant injuries consistent with a vehicle collision,” according to a news release issued shortly after 9 p.m., Friday. Although lifesaving efforts were attempted by officers, Metro Fire personnel arriving on scene pronounced the man deceased.

    Police said a preliminary investigation revealed the SUV collided with the motorcycle while making a left turn into the KFC parking lot. The motorcyclist was traveling in the “#1 lane” on Sylvan Road and “was ejected” from his motorcycle upon impact, according to the news release.

    It is currently unknown if alcohol or speed were a factor in the collision, but police said the driver of the SUV is cooperating with their investigation.

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    A worker at a nearby convenience store said he heard the collision while helping a customer and observed the accident scene shortly after the incident. He said a white sheet behind the SUV was still covering the body of the motorcyclist as of 8 p.m., Friday. Officer Wesley later confirmed that bodies of those deceased in such incidents remain on scene for the County coroner’s investigation.

    The name of the motorcyclist involved will be released by the coroner’s office, following notification of family.

    [From last month: Pedestrian hit on Auburn Blvd; police seek witnesses]

    Another roadway collision involving a near-fatality occurred a few blocks away on Auburn Boulevard last month, near Kanai Avenue. The incident involved a pedestrian being struck while crossing outside of the sidewalk, according to police.

    Note: An initial version of this story incorrectly stated the nearby pedestrian collision last month resulted in a fatality. The current status of the pedestrian is unknown, but he was last listed in “critical condition” by a police spokesperson on Sept. 21.

  • Pedestrian hit on Auburn Blvd; police seek witnesses

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    Citrus Heights police investigate the scene of a vehicle versus pedestrian accident, Sunday morning.

    Updated Sept. 22, 12:34 p.m.–
    The Citrus Heights Police Department is seeking additional information from the public as officers investigate a Sunday-morning collision on Auburn Boulevard involving a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle.

    The collision occurred just before 1 a.m. near Kanai Avenue, resulting in a portion of Auburn Boulevard being closed down for about four hours to allow for an investigation, according to a police news release issued Sunday. Police said a preliminary investigation revealed the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk, and several witnesses on scene said the pedestrian did not have the right of way while crossing.

    “The car who had the green light hit him and he flew up in the air,” said Ethan Gillian who witnessed the collision after coming out of the nearby Rocky’s 7440 Club. The pedestrian was provided medical treatment at the scene and transported to a local hospital and listed in “critical condition,” according to Officer Anthony Boehle. As of Monday afternoon, Officer Boehle said he did not have an update from the hospital on the pedestrian’s condition.

    Police said the driver of the vehicle was cooperative with the investigation and officers believe speed was not a factor in Sunday’s crash.

    Witness William Bish initially told The Sentinel that a silver Mitsubishi, which was observed on scene in the middle of Auburn Boulevard, had struck the pedestrian. Officer Boehle later confirmed on Tuesday that a white Prius was the only vehicle involved. The Prius had been sectioned-off with crime scene tape about 100 feet away from the accident scene and had a severely smashed-in front windshield and damage to the hood.

    [See photo: white Prius involved in pedestrian collision]

    Sunday’s collision occurred within a few feet of where a 26-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle on Valentine’s Day earlier this year. She passed away a few days later from injuries sustained in the crash.

    Three pedestrians have died on Citrus Heights streets this year; two of which have occurred on Auburn Boulevard.

    [Related: Pedestrian fatality on Auburn Blvd marks 3rd killed this year]

    In Sunday’s press statement, police reminded pedestrians “to use caution when crossing the roadway, and to use crosswalks and pedestrian signals when present.” Anyone with information related to the collision is asked to contact CHPD’s Traffic Unit at (916) 727-5500.
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  • Pedestrian fatality on Auburn Blvd marks 3rd killed this year

    Pedestrian fatality on Auburn Blvd marks 3rd killed this year

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    Updated Aug. 28, 8:21 a.m.–
    Citrus Heights police closed down Auburn Boulevard near the Roseville border for about six hours Friday morning in order to investigate a fatal collision involving a pedestrian in the roadway.

    Police said officers responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision on Auburn Boulevard near Twin Oaks Avenue around 11:05 p.m. Thursday, finding a man in the roadway “with injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle,” according to a news release. Metro Fire personnel arriving shortly after pronounced the man deceased at the scene.

    Police have determined the pedestrian was not in marked crosswalk at the time of the crash and said a preliminary investigation revealed “the pedestrian was down in the roadway, for an unknown reason, prior to being struck by the vehicle.”

    The driver of the vehicle involved is “cooperating with the investigation,” according to police, and neither alcohol or speed appear to have been a factor in the collision.

    Thursday night’s fatality marks the third pedestrian killed on Citrus Heights streets this year, while police statistics show last year had no pedestrian or vehicle-related fatalities in the city. The first fatal collision occurred near Kanai Avenue on Auburn Boulevard around 2 a.m. on Valentines Day, and the second occurred earlier this month on Sunrise Boulevard at the intersection of Old Auburn Road.

    [Related: Police close Auburn Blvd for 10hrs after Valentine’s Day crash]

    Another pedestrian was struck and critically injured on Auburn Boulevard near Twin Oaks Avenue in January of this year, but police said he is believed to have recovered.

    Anyone with information related to Thursday night’s collision is asked to contact the Citrus Heights Police Department at 916-727-5500.
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    Related stories:
    Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car on Auburn Blvd
    Pedestrian killed in vehicle collision Sunday; PD closes lanes

  • Head-on collision behind Citrus Heights Raley’s ends in arrest

    Head-on collision behind Citrus Heights Raley’s ends in arrest

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    A head-on collision behind Raley’s Tuesday night sent one man to jail and several people to the hospital, according to Citrus Heights police.

    Updated Aug. 19, 3:12 p.m.–
    A head-on vehicle collision on a residential side street behind Raley’s Tuesday night sent several people to the hospital and one man to jail on felony DUI and reckless driving charges, according to a Citrus Heights police sergeant on scene.

    Sgt. Eric Dias said witness reports indicate the truck was driving recklessly and at “heavy speeds” while traveling south on Zenith Drive around 8:15 p.m., with the vehicle crashing head-on into a Chrysler PT Cruiser after trying to pass another car in the opposite lane of traffic.

    Both vehicles sustained significant damage and Dias said the two occupants of the PT Cruiser were transported to a local hospital with unknown — but likely non-life-threatening — injuries. He said the driver of the truck refused medical treatment, but was later sent to the hospital prior to being booked in jail. The 36-year-old driver faces charges of felony reckless driving and “felony DUI causing injury,” the sergeant said.

    [Related: See additional photo from the accident scene]

    Nearby resident Denee Cagle said she was out walking on Zenith Drive with her husband and 9-month-old daughter when she witnessed the collision after almost being hit by the truck. She said the Dodge Dakota pickup had begun speeding and swerving just prior to colliding head-on right in front of her. The truck flipped on its side, ending up in front of a home on Zenith Drive near Brimstone Drive after knocking down a mailbox and spraying debris in the driveway.

    [Also on The Sentinel: Pedestrian killed in Sunrise Blvd vehicle collision Sunday]

    Cagle said she could have been walking right where the truck landed, had she not stopped to talk with a neighbor. She said the neighborhood has a history of drivers speeding “up and down the street” and advised others to stay alert while walking, “because you never know what’s coming up behind you.”

    Crews responding to the scene had the debris cleaned up and vehicles towed off by about 9:30 p.m.
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  • Truck collision severs power pole; closes Antelope Road

    Updated 12:57 p.m.–
    A power pole was left severed at the base and dangling along the roadside this morning when a pickup slammed into the pole, cutting power and causing Citrus Heights police to temporarily shut down traffic on Antelope Road.

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    Citrus Heights police and SMUD crews respond to the Antelope Road accident, Thursday morning.

    Sergeant Mike Wells with the Citrus Heights Police Department said the vehicle was traveling east on Antelope Road around 6:20 a.m. when it struck the pole, causing it to fall into the roadway. Responding officers closed down both directions of Antelope from Auburn Boulevard to Mariposa Avenue.

    No other vehicles were involved in the collision, and there were no reports of injuries “at this time,” according to the sergeant.

    Sacramento Municipal Utility District crews were observed working on the downed pole shortly after the collision, and estimate power to be restored by 1 p.m., according to the utility company’s website.

    A SMUD outage map online shows the power outage occurring at 6:17 a.m., with Citrus Heights police alerting media via email of the road closure around 6:30 a.m.

    The road was re-opened by 7:10 a.m., according to CHPD.

  • CRIME UPDATE: red-light runner fled scene of 4-car crash at Sunrise/Greenback

    Citrus Heights police said this morning that a four-car accident Thursday night was caused by a female suspect who fled the scene after running a red light and ramming another vehicle in the intersection of Greenback Lane and Sunrise Boulevard.

    “Initial reports are that the driver of [a] Cadillac ran a red light and broadsided another vehicle,” said Citrus Heights Police Department Sergeant Bryan Fritsch, who indicated the suspect was driving at a “high rate of speed” on Greenback Lane and fled the scene on foot afterwards. He said the suspect had been identified as a woman in her thirties, but added, “the status of her arrest is unknown at this time.”

    The collision occurred just after 8 p.m. Thursday, partially blocking traffic at the intersection as about a dozen officers responded to the scene and diverted Sunrise Boulevard traffic to Greenback Lane.

    The driver of the broadsided Hyundai was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries, while drivers of the two other vehicles involved were uninjured, according to police.

    All details have not been released yet, as police say the investigation is still underway. The incident is likely to have been caught on the intersection’s red light cameras, which take video of activity occurring after a light turns red.

  • 4-car collision blocks Sunrise/Greenback intersection

    Updated Nov. 8, 7:59 a.m.–
    A collision involving at least four cars at the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane blocked several lanes of traffic Thursday night, as about a dozen officers responded to the scene.

    “Citrus Heights has a road closure due to a collision,” Senior Dispatcher Tina Mack with the Citrus Heights Police Department said in an email alert to media around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. “All southbound Sunrise Boulevard lanes are closed at Greenback Lane.  Traffic is diverted to eastbound and westbound Greenback Lane.”

    By 10 p.m. all lanes had been re-opened.

    Police did not return a phone call requesting comment Friday morning. Reports of injuries and the cause of collision are unknown at this time.

    *Editor’s note: Latest updates on this collision were posted in this follow-up story: “CRIME UPDATE: red-light runner fled scene of 4-car crash at Sunrise/Greenback”

  • Antelope Road Lanes Closed Twice from Two Major Injury Accidents

    Several lanes on Antelope Road at Sunrise Boulevard were shut down for five hours Monday, after officers responded to a motor scooter injury accident around 3 a.m. – just 12 hours later, Antelope Road lanes were shut down again when a bicyclist collided with a vehicle just a few blocks away at the Auburn Road intersection.

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    Citrus Height police conduct investigation at Antelope Road and Auburn Boulevard, Monday.

    The morning collision involved a scooter carrying two people, which reports say struck a median after sliding 250 feet along the ground. Police said the afternoon collision involved a bicyclist crossing Antelope Road against a red light, who struck a van that was lawfully in the intersection.

    The morning collision resulted in several lanes being closed for five hours during commute time as police conducted an investigation, and lanes were closed again in the afternoon for about an hour.

    Police said no helmets were worn by those involved in both the morning and afternoon crashes, and all three persons were hospitalized with injuries ranging from moderate to critical.

    A Citrus Heights Police Department press release sent out after Monday’s injury accidents reminded bicyclists “to obey all rules of the road, including riding with the flow of traffic, and to protect themselves by wearing a helmet.”

    The CHPD requests that anyone who may have seen the afternoon collision contact their Traffic Unit at 916-727-5500.