Update: 2 dead, one victim identified in crash near Franklin High School in Elk Grove
Two people, including an 18-year-old woman, were killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning in front of Franklin High School in Elk Grove.
The Elk Grove Police Department tweeted around 6 a.m. that eastbound Whitelock Parkway was closed between Franklin High Road and Bellaterra drive as authorities investigated.
Police later Monday morning said two people were killed and two others injured after a vehicle struck a tree. One of the injured occupants was hospitalized in critical condition and the other hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening, police said in a news release Monday evening.
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified one of the victims Monday afternoon as 18-year-old Naiomi Brown of Elk Grove.
Images captured by KCRA 3, ABC 10 and other local TV news stations at the scene showed a sedan that had been sheared in half after striking a tree.
No other details were given, and the collision remains under investigation.
This story was originally published February 22, 2021 at 6:17 AM.
