Bizarre death on Fulton Avenue as man steers car into parked vehicles

A man died after his body hit parked cars as he tried to wrest control of a vehicle from a driver at an apartment complex in Arden Arcade.

The bizarre death occurred about 3 a.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of Fulton Avenue. The Sacramento County sheriff’s communications department had received calls that the man was hitting cars with a fire extinguisher.

The driver of a 2013 Toyota Camry, attempting to enter the complex, opened the driver’s-side window of his vehicle to use a key pad. As he did so, the pedestrian attacked the driver through the window. The driver accelerated in an attempt to get away, according to a California Highway Patrol news release. The attacker got his upper body inside and took control of the steering wheel.

In the struggle, the vehicle struck a parked car in the lot. The attacker was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Toyota suffered minor injuries, CHP officials said.

This story was originally published April 20, 2016 at 7:01 AM.