Car crash reported on Richards Boulevard in Sacramento

Car crash reported on Richards Boulevard in Sacramento

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S NEWS LEADER FOR 70 YEARS. THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS LIVE AT 5 A.M. SACRAMENTO. PARENTS WEIGH IN ON POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. WHY? SOME SAY THEY ARE FEELING MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE FRUSTRATED. PLUS, DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO STAND THEIR GROUND ON CAPITOL HILL. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THE NOW SECOND LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN U.S. HISTORY? AND SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL, MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME MAJOR DECISIONS. WHAT IT’S GOING TO MEAN FOR BUSINESSES IN THE ICE BLOCKS AND THE HANDLE DISTRICT. GOOD MORNING. I’M DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK AND I’M TEO TORRES. ARE YOU READY FOR QUITE A COOLDOWN? LIKE MAYBE LAST 80S WE’VE SEEN IN A WHILE. YESTERDAY. I’M TOTALLY COOL WITH IT, TOO. ALL RIGHT, LET’S GO TO METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG. AND YEAH, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE QUITE A LITTLE DROP OFF TODAY. IT FEELS LIKE WE’LL SNAP RIGHT BACK INTO FALL. RIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL TUMBLE EVEN A BIT BELOW NORMAL AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR WEDNESDAY. A LOT OF CLOUD COVER OUT THERE. HERE’S WHAT THE VIEW LOOKS LIKE FOR FOLKS THAT ARE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 50. THIS IS RANCHO CORDOVA, FRAMED UP CLOUDY SKIES AND EVEN TRACKING A COUPLE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS. SHOWERS OUT THERE TO GO ALONG WITH THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER TODAY AND RUN A BIT BELOW NORMAL AND A CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO FLARE UP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SIERRA, MAINLY AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50, A LOT OF CLOUD COVER OUT THERE. WE’RE JUST BLANKETED IN AS THESE CLOUDS ARE STREAMING IN FROM THE SOUTH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT’S MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS SYSTEM ALSO WRAPPING AND TYING SOME MOISTURE AROUND WITH IT. SO THAT’S WHY WE ARE SEEING, AGAIN, THESE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS BLOSSOM. LET ME PAUSE THE RADAR SWEEP TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHERE SOME OF THESE SHOWERS ARE COMING DOWN RIGHT NOW. IT’S GOING TO BE AROUND EASTERN BUTTE COUNTY. THEY’RE JUST EAST OF CHICO. WE’VE GOT A BRIEF SHOWER THERE RIGHT AROUND HIGHWAY 65 INTO THE TOWN OF LINCOLN. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM AMADOR COUNTY INTO CALAVERAS COUNTY AND TUOLUMNE COUNTY. THAT’S WHERE YOU HAVE SOME BETTER LIGHT RAINFALL FOCUS FOR THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES FAIRLY UNIFORM UNDER THE CLOUDS, UPPER 50S, LOW 60S ACROSS THE VALLEY AND EVEN INTO THE FOOTHILLS. AND IT’S RIGHT NOW FREEZING IN TRUCKEE DAY AHEAD AGAIN, NOTICEABLY COOLER, WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR THOSE SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS. FRONT HALF OF THE DAY. LOW 70S IN THE VALLEY, UPPER 60S IN THE FOOTHILLS AND A CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS. LOW 60S THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS. NEXT TEN MINUTES I’LL BREAK DOWN THE FORECAST FOR YOU. NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS 502 KELLY CURRAN IS MONITORING THE ROADWAYS FOR THIS WEDNESDAY. YEAH, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT 80 AND REID HERE TO GET THINGS STARTED. CERTAINLY HAD SOME SLOW SPOTS HERE BECAUSE OF THOSE RAMP CLOSURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AND AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT TRAFFIC FLOW HERE, YOU CAN SEE 80 OVER THE TOP A LITTLE BIT SLOW ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE. AGAIN, BECAUSE OF SOME OF THOSE RAMP CLOSURES. AND THEN OF COURSE, AS YOU’RE HEADING DOWN TOWARD THE CONNECTOR THERE WITH 50 AND CAUSEWAY, THAT’S WHERE WE ARE SEEING SOME LANE RESTRICTIONS ON THOSE RAMPS. NOW WE HEAD FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, 99 SOUTHBOUND BACK OPEN THROUGH MANTECA. SO THAT’S NOT A PROBLEM ANYMORE. BUT 205 DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF SLOW SPOTS HERE AS YOU’RE GOING THROUGH TRACY. AND THEN JUST TO THE WEST OF 580. SO TRAVEL TIMES RIGHT NOW. 205 WESTBOUND FROM 5 TO 580. IT’S GOING TO TAKE YOU 22 MINUTES. SO THAT’S ONE OF THE SLOWER SPOTS. BUT WE’RE ALL IN THE GREEN IN THE VALLEY. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS MORNING CHP OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR A BIG RIG DRIVER WHO HIT AND KILLED A PERSON IN YOLO COUNTY AND THEN DROVE AWAY. HAPPENED AROUND 8:00 LAST NIGHT ON SOUTHBOUND I-5 NEAR COUNTY ROAD EIGHT. WITNESSES SAY A MAN WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THAT BIG RIG. THE DRIVER OF THE RIG SLOWED DOWN AND THEN DROVE OFF. A BIG RIG IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE TRUCK WITH A GRILL GUARD IN THE FRONT. ANYBODY WITH INFORMATION IS URGED, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHP. NEW THIS MORNING, A DEADLY CRASH IN NEVADA COUNTY IS UNDER INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING. IT HAPPENED AROUND 930 LAST NIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 49 AT BETHEL CHURCH WAY. ACCORDING TO THE CHP. A MIDDLE AGED MAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A PICKUP TRUCK. IT’S UNCLEAR WHAT THE MAN WAS DOING IN THE ROAD. THE DRIVER STAYED ON SCENE AND COOPERATED. CHP IS INVESTIGATING, BUT SAY DRUGS AND ALCOHOL DO NOT APPEAR TO PLAY A ROLE. MEANWHILE, A MAN IS FACING DUI CHARGES AFTER A CRASH IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY KILLED A MAN AND TWO KIDS. OFFICIALS SAY THAT ON SUNDAY NIGHT, A FORD SUV CROSSED THE CENTER LINE OF MARIPOSA ROAD AT AND HIT A HYUNDAI HEAD ON. THE MAN IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE HYUNDAI DIED AT THE SCENE. THREE CHILDREN WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. TWO OF THEM DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. THEY WERE FOUR AND TWO YEARS OLD. A ONE YEAR OLD SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. A WOMAN WHO WAS DRIVING THAT CAR ALSO HAD MAJOR INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE SUV WAS ALSO HURT AND THEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE’S NOW BEEN ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. HAPPENING TODAY, VACAVILLE IS DOING A MEETING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE IN THAT CITY. BATTERY PLANTS STORE RENEWABLE POWER AND THEY IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF THE POWER GRID. BUT SOME ARE WORRIED ABOUT INCIDENTS LIKE THE ONE THAT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY COUNTY EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN THE VISTA PLANT CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT SENT OUT TOXIC FUMES FOR DAYS AFTERWARDS, AND RIGHT NOW, THOSE SYSTEMS ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THE VACAVILLE CITY LIMITS. THE CITY PUT A PAUSE ON PERMITS UNTIL MORE RESEARCH COULD BE DONE. NOW THEY’RE LOOKING TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY BEFORE RELEASING NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THESE ENERGY SYSTEMS. WE’RE VERY AWARE THAT VACAVILLE RESIDENTS HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE ACTIONS THE COUNCIL TOOK. THE ORDINANCE THAT WE’RE CURRENTLY CRAFTING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS AWARE THAT WE HAVE HEARD THEIR CONCERNS AND ARE DOING OUR BEST TO ADDRESS THEM. IT IS A CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASK US QUESTIONS AND ANY ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THEY MIGHT HAVE ABOUT BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES. TONIGHT, THE CITY IS GOING TO BE GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS AND THEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMENT CAN COMMUNITY CAN COMMENT ON THEM AND EVEN ASK QUESTIONS. IT’S GOING TO START AT 6:00. SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING CHANGING THE DATES FOR THEIR SCHOOL YEAR. DISTRICT WANTS TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR EARLY, SUCH AS IN AUGUST, AND THEN END IT IN MAY. THE LAST PLANNED MEETING ABOUT THOSE POTENTIAL CHANGES WAS HELD LAST NIGHT. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY BY CHANGING THE START AND END DATES, THE DISTRICT CALENDAR WOULD BETTER ALIGN WITH OTHER DISTRICTS. THEY FIRST REACHED OUT TO PARENTS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL IN SEPTEMBER. ONLY A FEW PARENTS SHOWED UP AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING, THOUGH THOSE WHO ATTENDED VOICED THEIR FRUSTRATION WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE POTENTIAL CHANGE. IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR ME AS A PARENT. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES AND THE FRUSTRATION FOR ME COMES THAT THE DISTRICT’S COMMUNICATION WAS SO INCREDIBLY POOR. A DISTRICT IS ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO SUBMIT THEIR THOUGHTS THROUGH A SURVEY. PARENTS HAVE UNTIL THIS FRIDAY TO COMPLETE IT. IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHEN THE DISTRICT WILL DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY CHANGES. TWO ISSUES THAT COULD IMPACT THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO’S FUTURE ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO IS NOW JOINING US FROM CITY HALL TO BREAK DOWN WHAT THE COUNCIL ACTUALLY DECIDED AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING. AND THOSE TWO ISSUES WE HAVE REPORTED ON A LOT IN RECENT MONTHS HERE ON KCRA THREE. THE FIRST ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH DEVELOPMENT IN THE RAILYARDS AREA OF SACRAMENTO. THE OTHER ISSUE RELATES TO WHAT ARE KNOWN AS. ENTERTAINMENT ZONES IN THE DOWNTOWN AND MIDTOWN AREAS OF SACRAMENTO. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FIRST ISSUE. THE COUNCIL VOTED TO FAST TRACK CONSTRUCTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE NEW RAILYARD SOCCER STADIUM. THIS WILL SUSPEND COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR THE STADIUM, AND IT ESSENTIALLY AUTHORIZES THE USE OF AN ALTERNATIVE PROCESS CALLED REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR RFPS TO SELECT CONTRACTORS. NOW, THE OTHER ISSUE DECIDED AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING HAS TO DO WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE CITY’S SO-CALLED. ENTERTAINMENT ZONES. CITY LEADERS FOR SACRAMENTO VOTED TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT CONCEPT, AND THAT VOTE ADDS TWO ZONES. ONE WOULD BE AT 17TH AND R STREETS IN THE ICE BLOCKS AREA. THE OTHER IS IN THE HANDLE DISTRICT, AS IT’S KNOWN. AND THAT IS NEAR L STREETS. AND THEN BETWEEN 18TH AND 19TH STREETS. AND THIS ALLOWS BARS AND RESTAURANTS TO SELL ALCOHOL TO GO DURING PERMITTED EVENTS. AND IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO WALK AROUND IN THOSE AREAS AND EXPLORE THOSE AREAS SOME MORE. SO THESE ISSUES BOTH DECIDED AGAIN THEY WERE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, AND BOTH ARE MOVING FORWARD. REPORTING LIVE AT CITY HALL, MELANIE WINGO KCRA THREE NEWS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MELANIE. IT IS NOW 508. TIME FOR WEATHER AND TRAFFIC EVERY TEN MINUTES. LET’S HEAD BACK OVER TO TAMARA TO. TALK ABOUT THIS COOL. YEAH, WE CERTAINLY ARE NOTICING THE CHANGE OUT THERE. AND THE VISUAL FOR THE MORNING. A LOT OF CLOUD COVER AND EVEN SOME WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. PART THE PART OF THE MIX FOR THE MORNING. YOU CAN SEE THESE SHOWERS WORKING THEIR WAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTHBOUND. AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING REALLY BROKEN APART. I’M NOT SEEING ANY GOOD SOAKING DOWNPOURS OUT THERE, BUT WHEN YOU UNDER WHEN YOU’RE UNDERNEATH ONE OF THESE SHOWERS, LET’S SAY YOU’RE DRIVING HIGHWAY 88 OR HIGHWAY FOUR THIS MORNING. YOU’RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO TAP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WEST POINT RAILROAD FLAT, SEEING SOME VERY LIGHT RAIN FROM BEAR VALLEY AND DOWN INTO DORRINGTON AS WELL. YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. OUR BEST SHOT AT SEEING ANY RAINFALL AROUND THE AREA. IT’S GOING TO BE THE FRONT HALF OF THE DAY. ONCE WE GET BEYOND ABOUT THE 9:00 HOUR, WE’RE GOING TO BE UNDER CLOUDY, OVERCAST SKIES. COOL. BEGINNING TO THE DAY WITH HIGHS ONLY PEAKING IN THE LOWER 70S. YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY IN AUBURN EXPECT TO HAVE A CHANCE OF A FEW SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE DAY, AND THEN BY THE AFTERNOON, MAINLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. HIGHS WILL PUSH INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S ALONG THE 4049 CORRIDOR. TODAY, YOUR FORECAST IN THE SIERRA EXPECT A COOL MORNING WITH CLOUD COVER AND THEN EXTENDING OUT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WITH HIGHS TODAY IN THE LOW 60S AROUND TRUCKEE. A BETTER CHANCE FOR SEEING A THUNDERSTORM TODAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. WE ARE GOING TO BE NOTICING SOME DRIER CONDITIONS TO WRAP UP THE WORK WEEK, BUT I AM TRACKING RAIN AND SNOW AND EVEN OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS FOR THE WEEKEND. I’LL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TIMING OF THAT AND TIME IT ALL OUT WITH FUTURECAST COMING UP HERE IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES. RIGHT NOW IT IS 510. KELLY’S GOT YOU COVERED. PLANNING THAT EARLY COMMUTE. MAJOR IMPACTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. EARLY THIS MORNING WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT 80 HERE AT ENTERPRISE. YOU CAN SEE CERTAINLY SOME LANE RESTRICTIONS BUT TRAFFIC IS MOVING ALONG JUST FINE. NOW AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP YOU DO SEE THE AREA IN RED HERE ON 80 OVER THE TOP NEAR THE BRIGHT BEND AREA. TRAFFIC CERTAINLY MOVING A LITTLE BIT SLOW. WE DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT CLOSER TO READ EARLIER THOUGH. THEY HAVE SINCE CLEARED THAT, SO HOPEFULLY THIS SHOULD START TO IMPROVE HERE SOON. THEN HEADING DOWN TOWARD THE TRACY TRIANGLE, WE HAVE SOME OF THE USUAL SLOW SPOTS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 205 WESTBOUND. YOU’RE GOING JUST 15MPH, SO HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE A GOOD PODCAST OR A GOOD AUDIO BOOK TO LISTEN TO. 205 WESTBOUND FROM 5 TO 580 IS GOING TO TAKE YOU 19 MINUTES, BUT 80, 50, 99 AND FIVE THROUGH THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY ARE ALL LOOKING GOOD. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, DEICING AN ENTIRE CALIFORNIA COUNTY PROPOSAL FROM SANTA CLARA OFFICIALS THAT COULD HELP WITH FUTURE PROBLEMS INVOLVING FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. AND A DEADLY RAIN OF MISSILES AND DRONES HITTING UKRAINE’S CAPITAL CITY. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND AS RUSSIA CONTINUES TO ATTACK THAT WAR TOR

Car crash reported on Richards Boulevard in Sacramento

Updated: 12:33 PM PDT Oct 22, 2025

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A car crash was reported on Wednesday morning in Sacramento. Emergency medical services were dispatched around 11:49 a.m. to Richards Boulevard and Vine Street in the Dos Rios Triangle neighborhood.It was unclear what caused the crash. Two vehicles were invovled and a man with injuries was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to dispatch radio communications. This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.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 car crash was reported on Wednesday morning in Sacramento.

Emergency medical services were dispatched around 11:49 a.m. to Richards Boulevard and Vine Street in the Dos Rios Triangle neighborhood.

It was unclear what caused the crash. Two vehicles were invovled and a man with injuries was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to dispatch radio communications.

This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.

See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.

If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.

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