[05-18-2022] Sacramento County, CA – Two People Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash Near Stockton Boulevard and Orange Avenue

Two people were taken to the hospital after a traffic collision in south Sacramento on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

The crash occurred on a Wednesday near Stockton Boulevard and Orange Avenue.

According to Metro Fire of Sacramento, the collision involved two vehicles.

It’s unclear what caused the collision, but one of the vehicles sustained significant damage.

According to firefighters, one of the two people injured in the crash suffered critical injuries.

The other person is said to be in fair condition.

There are no other details available.

The crash remains under investigation.

Two-Vehicle Crash Statistics

A car accident can happen at any time and in any part of the country. At least one car accident occurs every sixty seconds in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of drivers are involved in collisions every day.

The most common cause of death and injury in the United States is a motor vehicle accident. Auto accidents injure nearly two million people each year. A total of 36,560 people were killed in car accidents in 2018, according to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) of the United States Department of Transportation.

Some of the most congested and busiest highways in the country can be found in California. Traffic jams, gridlock, and — perhaps most tragically — fatal and seriously injury-inflicting car accidents are unavoidable in today’s world.

Car accidents are the leading cause of death in California. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were more than 3,300 fatal car accidents in California in 2017.

According to KCRA, one of California’s five deadliest highways is a stretch of I-5 in Sacramento (between Del Paseo Road and Railyards Boulevard). Around 13 fatal accidents and 16 deaths on this road between 2017 and 2019.

Sacramento County Car Accident Lawyers

Vehicle collisions, including those involving trucks and motorcycles, are responsible for some of the most serious injuries. You may be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries if your collision was caused by the carelessness of another driver.

Our legal team scrutinizes every detail of how and why the accident happened and how we are going to use every piece of information to win our client’s case.

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