Pedestrian killed after struck by a vehicle on Fruitridge Road in south Sacramento
WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. COPS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A DEADLY CRASH IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT TEN. I’M KURTIS MING, AND I’M ANDREA FLORES. THIS CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 745 TONIGHT NEAR FRUITRIDGE ROAD AND 49TH STREET. KCRA 3’S PEYTON HEADLEE IS LIVE AT THE SCENE RIGHT NOW. SO, PEYTON, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OUT THERE? YEAH, AND WE JUST LEARNED FROM SACRAMENTO POLICE THAT THAT PERSON WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A CAR WHILE THEY WERE CROSSING THE STREET HERE ON FRUITRIDGE. SO I’LL STEP OUT OF THE WAY AND GIVE YOU A LOOK AT THIS HUGE SECTION OF ROADWAY THAT IS BLOCKED OFF RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF INVESTIGATORS ON SCENE. WE’RE TOLD IT HAPPENED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE MIDDLE THERE NEAR 49TH AND FRUITRIDGE. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF LIGHTS. IT’S A PRETTY DARK AND BUSY ROADWAY, AND THERE IS NOT A CROSSWALK IN THAT SECTION OF THE ROAD. SO AGAIN, WE DID JUST GET A BRIEFING FROM THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID JUST AFTER 745 THIS EVENING, OFFICERS RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A CAR HITTING A PERSON. HERE, WE’RE TOLD THAT PERSON WAS AN ADULT MALE AND HE WAS HIT WHILE HE WAS CROSSING THE STREET. THEY SAID THAT FIRE WAS THE FIRST TO ARRIVE ON THE SCENE. THEY TRANSPORTED THAT MAN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THAT IS WHERE HE DIED. WE’RE TOLD THE DRIVER IN THIS INCIDENT STAYED ON THE SCENE. THEY SAY DUI DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR, BUT WITH ANY CRASH LIKE THIS, THE MAJOR COLLISION INVESTIGATORS ARE ON SCENE. THE DETECTIVES ARE ON SCENE AND THEY ARE ASKING IF ANYONE WHO IS IN THE AREA BEFORE THIS CRASH SAW IT HAPPEN. TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HELP THEM IN THIS INVESTIGATION. AND A BIG MESSAGE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TONIGHT IS THAT IT IS EVERYONE’S JOB TO KEEP THE ROADWAYS SAFE. WHETHER THAT MEANS YOU’RE DRIVING OR YOU ARE A PEDESTRIAN TO WALK WHERE AND WHEN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WALK. AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE IN THE ROADWAY. BUT AGAIN, WHAT WE KNOW TONIGHT IS THAT AN ADULT MAN WAS HIT AND KILLED WHILE CROSSING FRUITRIDGE HERE NEAR 49TH STREET AND SACRAMENTO. POLICE HAVE A BIG SECTION OF THE ROADWAY BLOCKED OFF HERE. THEY’RE ASKING PEOPLE TO AVOID THE AREA FOR THE EVENING. WE’RE LIVE IN SACRAMENTO.
Pedestrian killed after struck by a vehicle on Fruitridge Road in south Sacramento
Updated: 10:10 PM PST Jan 6, 2026
A man was killed after he was hit by a vehicle on a major south Sacramento roadway on Tuesday, according to the police department. Officers responded to the crash just after 7:45 p.m. near the intersection of Fruitridge Road and 49th Street. Sacramento police said the pedestrian was taken to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. Fruitridge Road remains shut down in the area on Tuesday night.Investigators are working to determine what led up to the crash, but the preliminary investigation indicates the man was crossing the street. Officials said the driver remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Sacramento police said this was the first pedestrian fatality in 2026. See the latest traffic information. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A man was killed after he was hit by a vehicle on a major south Sacramento roadway on Tuesday, according to the police department.
Officers responded to the crash just after 7:45 p.m. near the intersection of Fruitridge Road and 49th Street.
Sacramento police said the pedestrian was taken to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Fruitridge Road remains shut down in the area on Tuesday night.
Investigators are working to determine what led up to the crash, but the preliminary investigation indicates the man was crossing the street.
Officials said the driver remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
Sacramento police said this was the first pedestrian fatality in 2026.
See the latest traffic information.
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