Crime

West Sacramento pedestrian hit, killed by big rig


Scene of where a person was struck and killed by a big rig in West Sacramento.
Scene of where a person was struck and killed by a big rig in West Sacramento. video image

A big rig struck and killed a pedestrian on West Capitol Avenue early Friday morning.

West Sacramento police Sgt. Roger Kinney said that at about 2 a.m. Friday the truck and trailer rig was traveling westbound in the 4700 block of West Capitol when the vehicle struck the man.

The man, who has not yet been identified, died at the scene. The distraught driver stopped at the scene and was cooperative with officers, said Kinney.

Call The Bee’s Bill Lindelof, (916) 321-1079.

This story was originally published April 3, 2015 at 6:40 AM.

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