Pedestrian killed, driver arrested for suspected DUI at busy Arden Way intersection
California Highway Patrol officers arrested a Carmichael man following a suspected DUI collision that killed a pedestrian Tuesday evening at a busy intersection in Sacramento County’s Arden-Arcade area.
The victim, a man of unknown age, was struck by a white GMC Sierra pickup truck near the intersection of Arden Way and Watt Avenue around 6:30 p.m., the CHP’s North Sacramento office said in a Wednesday news release. Medical personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene.
The pickup driver, a 69-year-old man, stopped at the scene and fully cooperated with officers, who arrested him for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the news release.
CHP North Sacramento spokesman Officer Andrew McTaggart identified the suspect as Michael Roads of Carmichael.
Roads on Wednesday morning was being held at the Sacramento County jail. He was ineligible for bail and expected to be released from custody later in the day, according to jail records.
McTaggart said authorities were trying to determine the pedestrian’s identity. Once determined, the victim’s identity will be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office pending notification of family.
The fatal incident remains under investigation by the CHP.
This story was originally published January 13, 2021 at 8:30 AM.
