Driver, 53, killed in head-on crash driving fast on wrong side of road in south Sacramento
A 53-year-old motorist was killed Thursday after witnesses say he crossed into oncoming traffic on a rural southeast Sacramento County road, colliding with a pickup truck while traveling at a high rate of speed.
Marcus Winkfield, a resident of Galt, was pronounced dead at the scene by firefighters following the crash on Twin Cities Road near Clay Station Road just after 5 a.m.; the Coroner’s Office identified Winkfield on Friday morning.
According to the California Highway Patrol’s South Sacramento office, witnesses to the crash said the man, behind the wheel of a 2002 Honda Civic, was driving fast in the eastbound lane when he crossed the double yellow line. His Civic collided with a 2016 Dodge pickup driven by a 35-year-old man.
The motorist in the truck complained of pain but refused medical treatment.
Twin Cities Road is signed as Highway 104 through the Clay area.
This story was originally published August 17, 2023 at 10:44 AM.
