Victims identified in fatal overnight crash on Garden Highway near South Natomas in Sacramento

Two women killed in a crash on Garden Highway and Northgate Boulevand near Sacramento’s South Natomas neighborhood have been identified.

The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office says the victims were Raquel Hudson and Dejuana Byrd. Both women were 28 years old and Sacramento residents.

The crash occurred on the Arden Garden Connector at the intersection with Northgate Boulevard around 2:30 a.m., according to the Sacramento Police Department. Officers closed Arden Garden Connector between Garden Highway and Arden Way for more than seven hours during their criminal investigation.

Two other occupants of vehicles in the collision suffered injuries — one was hospitalized with critical injuries, another with minor injuries.

This story was originally published July 10, 2021 at 9:57 AM.