[12-22-2022] Sacramento County, CA – One Killed, Four Injured in Antelope Two-Vehicle Crash involving Deputy

One person was killed after being ejected in a two-vehicle crash involving a Sheriff’s deputy in Antelope, Sacramento County, on Thursday morning, December 22, 2022.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the deadly two-vehicle T-bone collision occurred around 2:00 a.m. at the Elverta Road and Watt Avenue intersection.

The investigation revealed that the Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy was T-boned by a vehicle whose unrestrained driver was thrown from their car due to the impact.

The ejected driver was injured critically and transported to Mercy San Juan, where he would later succumb to his wounds and die. The 19-year-old deceased driver’s name has not been made public by the authorities.

Three additional passengers in the car were taken to the hospital, but their conditions have not yet been updated. The deputy is recuperating at home after being discharged from the hospital.
Officials are investigating the cause of the collision.

Fatal Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

On average, one person is killed and another is injured in a car crash in the United States every minute. Every year, ten million children and young adults are harmed, and two million are killed.

By the year 2050, government experts predict that as many as 10,000 Californians will have lost their lives in road accidents.

The number of people killed in car crashes across the state increased by 23.5% compared to the previous year. In 2017, there were 3,898 fatalities and 278,823 injuries related to automobiles. In that year, there were nine fatalities for every one hundred thousand riders on public transit.

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