[08-29-2022] Sacramento County, CA – Two People Killed, Another Injured in Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash in Vineyard Area

Two people were killed and a third was sent to the hospital with serious injuries when a vehicle struck a fence and a tree in the front yard of a house in Sacramento County’s Vineyard area early Monday morning, August 29, 2022.

According to Officer Mark Leavitt, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol’s South Sacramento office, the collision occurred just after 4:15 a.m. on Kirkton Court close to Vintage Park Drive.

According to Leavitt, the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene, and the man who was sitting in the front passenger seat later passed away in a hospital.

According to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office, Essence W., 33, of Vallejo, was the driver of the car who passed away at the hospital and Joyce N., 21, was the victim of the collision.

Ntchampo, according to the CHP, resides in Sacramento.

Ntchampo was speeding toward Kirkton Court in a 2016 Hyundai Accent while traveling west on Vintage Park Drive, according to a CHP news release published on Monday afternoon.

For some reason, Ntchampo made a sharp left turn. According to the CHP, the vehicle entered a side skid, crossed into the oncoming lane, and then slammed into a wooden fence and a tree in the front yard of the Kirkton Court residence.

The CHP further reported that the right rear passenger seat occupant of the Hyundai, a 29-year-old Sacramento man, was thrown from the car.

He sustained severe but non-life-threatening wounds.

His condition is stable, according to Leavitt, and he is expected to survive.

The crash remains under investigation.

According to the CHP, there is speculation that alcohol contributed to the fatal collision.

Fatal DUI Accident Statistics

Drunk driving is responsible for the deaths of more than 10,000 people each year, according to the NHTSA.

A person is killed by a drunk driver in the United States every 52 minutes. In 2019, more than one million people in the United States were arrested for DUI, with more than 10,000 deaths due to alcohol-related crashes. Drunk driving is to blame for one-third of all traffic fatalities.

In California, it is a crime to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Unfortunately, people continue to get behind the wheel while intoxicated.

In 2017, 123,548 Californians were detained on suspicion of driving under the influence. In that year, there were 26,967 injuries and 1,294 deaths attributed to drunk driving collisions.

Accidents involving drunk drivers tend to be worse than those involving other drivers because their reaction times and judgment are impaired.

Sacramento County DUI Accident Victims Lawyers

It is especially heartbreaking when a loved one dies due to someone else’s carelessness. To find help after an accident caused by a DUI is not always easy.

Additionally, people who have been involved in a DUI accident typically have to deal with the loss of income, the reduction of their future earning capacity, and damage to their cars and other property. Pain, suffering, and mental anguish are all too common in drunk-driving collision victims.

To recover some or all of these costs, you may file a lawsuit against the driver who was responsible for the accident. Our Sacramento County DUI accident victims lawyers at Arash Law are here to help you learn about your legal options and the best way to pursue a claim.

Call us at (888) 488-1391 or fill out our online intake form to speak with one of our attorneys about your case.