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Woman in wheelchair fatally hit by big rig in Sacramento County
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A woman in a motorized wheelchair was hit and killed by a big rig Friday morning in the Arden-Arcade area of Sacramento County, California Highway Patrol said.CHP was dispatched around 10:20 a.m. to the crash site at Fulton Avenue and Alta Arden Expressway. The roadway was closed while a police investigation was underway. Officials said the truck driver had stopped at a red light on westbound Alta Arden Expressway, while the woman was stopped at a crosswalk to cross to Fulton Avenue. As the woman began to cross the street, CHP said the truck driver made a right turn onto Fulton Avenue and hit the woman. The woman died at the scene.CHP said no drugs or alcohol were suspected in the collision.Click the video player above to watch other headlines from KCRA News 3.See our live traffic map for updates.This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
A woman in a motorized wheelchair was hit and killed by a big rig Friday morning in the Arden-Arcade area of Sacramento County, California Highway Patrol said.
CHP was dispatched around 10:20 a.m. to the crash site at Fulton Avenue and Alta Arden Expressway. The roadway was closed while a police investigation was underway.
Officials said the truck driver had stopped at a red light on westbound Alta Arden Expressway, while the woman was stopped at a crosswalk to cross to Fulton Avenue.
As the woman began to cross the street, CHP said the truck driver made a right turn onto Fulton Avenue and hit the woman.
The woman died at the scene.
CHP said no drugs or alcohol were suspected in the collision.
Click the video player above to watch other headlines from KCRA News 3.
See our live traffic map for updates.
This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.
If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
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