[07-29-2024] Sacramento County, CA – Five People Hospitalized After High-Speed Pursuit Led to Two-Vehicle Crash in Rancho Murieta

Five people were hospitalized after a high-speed pursuit led to a two-vehicle crash in Rancho Murieta, Sacramento County, on Monday night, July 29, 2024.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident happened around 8:15 p.m. at Jackson Road and Murieta Parkway.

CHP said they received a report of a speeding Hyundai Elantra in Amador County just before 8:00 p.m. Officers tried stopping the reported vehicle, but its driver sped away instead, prompting a high-speed pursuit. The Hyundai, reportedly going as high as 80 mph, went onto Highway 49 and westbound Highway 16 into Sacramento County, eventually approaching Murieta Parkway.

The suspect then crashed into a Rivian RS1 driven by a woman going south on Murieta Parkway. CHP stated that the Hyundai caught fire following the crash and that an officer hurriedly extricated the suspect driver and his passenger out of the now-burning car and into a safe area.

Both occupants of the crashed Hyundai, a male driver and a female passenger, suffered major injuries and were transported to the hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, the female driver of the Rivian, along with her two passengers, sustained moderate injuries and were also taken to a nearby hospital for further medical care.

None of the people involved were named yet. Additional information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

Authorities later discovered that the reported Hyundai was a stolen vehicle. An investigation is ongoing.

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Automobile crashes are the leading cause of unintentional deaths and injuries in the US. Every year, car accidents claim the lives of two million people and injure ten million more.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines reckless driving as “willful disregard” for the safety of other road users. The NHTSA also recorded 11,258 fatalities caused by speeding in 2020. In Sacramento County, 2,653 speed-related crashes either resulted in injuries or fatalities, according to data from the latest OTS Crash Rankings Results.