Sacramento County Coroner’s Office releases name of motorcyclist in fatal I-80 crash
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office on Monday released the name of a 39-year-old woman who died after her motorcycle crashed early Sunday on Interstate 80 near Citrus Heights.
Shanel Allyn Griffin of Sacramento died in the motorcycle crash about 12:20 a.m. on I-80 just west of Greenback Lane. A CHP news release on Sunday mistakenly listed the woman’s age at 25.
The North Sacramento-area California Highway Patrol Office has said the crash involved an unknown number of vehicles. On Monday, the Coroner’s Office listed Griffin’s death as a hit-and-run crash.
Griffin, who suffered life-threatening injuries, was taken to a local hospital for treatment. About 90 minutes after the crash, hospital officials told CHP officers that the woman died.
Griffin was riding a 2011 Kawasaki Ninja west on I-80 just west of Greenback Lane around 12:23 a.m. when the crash occurred. CHP investigators have not determined the cause of crash or the circumstances surrounding the fatal wreck.
The CHP on Sunday asked anyone with information about the crash to call 916-348-2300.
