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Carmichael Times

Driver Killed In Collision On Sutter Avenue

Jan 23, 2020 12:00AM ● By By A.J. McTaggart, California Highway Patrol

CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - On January 16, 2020 at approximately 6:59 am, The California Highway Patrol (CHP) received a call of a two-vehicle traffic collision on Sutter Avenue west of Fair Oaks Boulevard.  While en-route to the scene of the collision, CHP dispatch advised a vehicle was overturned on its side with an unresponsive male driver.  CHP officers responded to the collision scene and learned that a 54-year old man out of Carmichael had been driving his 2006 Chevrolet Equinox on Sutter Avenue westbound west of Fair Oaks Boulevard and had collided with a Ford F-150 pickup truck which was parked on the north curb edge of Sutter Avenue.  After colliding with the parked F-150, the Equinox overturned onto its left side and remained until emergency personnel arrival.  Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department (SMFD) responded to the scene of the collision and pronounced the driver dead at 7:18 am.  Witnesses remained on scene and the cause of the collision is under investigation.

Any persons who may have witnessed this collision or who can provide any additional information regarding this collision should call Officer Greg Zumstein or Officer A.J. McTaggart at the North Sacramento Area CHP office at (916) 348-2300 by cell phone at (916) 798-0975.