Southbound Highway 160 reopens after SUV strikes woman in North Sacramento

Both lanes of southbound Highway 160 at the Del Paso Boulevard on-ramp were blocked for nearly two hours Saturday after a woman was struck by an SUV, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Around 4:30 p.m., a woman in her 30s jumped out of a moving vehicle and into the No. 1 lane, according to Officer Mike Zerfas, a spokesman for the CHP North Sacramento office. The car following behind was able to swerve out of the way of the woman but a silver SUV behind that car struck her.

The woman was taken to the hospital with major injuries. Officers do not know why the woman left the vehicle.

Traffic was directed off the highway at Canterbury Road while emergency personnel were on the scene. Lanes were re-opened at 6:17 p.m Saturday evening, Zerfas said.

This story was originally published November 16, 2019 at 5:19 PM.