Woman dies, two passengers hurt after two-car crash in Sacramento County

A woman died Sunday after a driver ran a red light and collided with her vehicle in the Rosemont area of Sacramento County, the California Highway Patrol said.

The crash occurred about 5:50 p.m. at the intersection of South Watt Avenue and Kiefer Boulevard. A man driving a Lexus sedan south on Watt Avenue entered the intersection against a red light and struck an Infiniti sedan driving eastbound on Kiefer, according to Officer Trent Senter, a CHP East Sacramento office spokesperson.

The woman driving the Infiniti was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified her as Rayanna Lynne Diaz, 28, of Sacramento.

A man riding in the Infiniti suffered “moderate injuries,” and a child riding in the car suffered minor injuries, Senter said. The Lexus driver was not injured.

CHP investigators determined that neither alcohol nor drugs were factors in the collision.

This story was originally published June 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM.