Two killed after car hits trees at ‘extreme’ speed along Interstate 80 in Sacramento
Two people were killed in a high-speed, single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning on Interstate 80 in Sacramento, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Toyota Prius struck a tree around 1:10 a.m. on the eastbound I-80 off-ramp at Raley Boulevard in the Del Paso Heights area, CHP North Sacramento spokesman Officer A.J. McTaggart said.
The Prius, traveling at “an extremely high rate of speed,” veered off the roadway and struck “several” trees along the freeway exit, McTaggart said.
The driver, whom McTaggart said was a 35-year-old Sacramento man, and an unidentified male passenger were each ejected from the vehicle. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims as Sukhjit Singh, 35, and Baljinder Singh, 25, of Sacramento.
CHP personnel cleared the scene around 3:30 a.m., McTaggart said.
This story was originally published January 12, 2022 at 12:10 PM.
