Pedestrian fatally struck in south Sacramento intersection, police say

A man was struck by a car and killed Monday evening in a South Sacramento intersection, according to the Sacramento Police Department.

The collision occurred just before 6:30 p.m. at Sheldon Road and Butterscotch Way. Officers responding to the scene found the man with life-threatening injuries. Sacramento Fire Department personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

His identity will be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office after notification of next of kin.

Police said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Officers determined the driver did not appear to be impaired at the time of the crash.

The department’s Major Collision Investigations Unit responded to the scene, and the intersection was closed for several hours during the investigation.

Darrell Smith

The Sacramento Bee

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.