Two e-motorcycle riders were killed and two people in a pickup truck were injured in a Mather crash Monday night, CHP said. Driver arrested.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Two people riding e-motorcycles were killed and two people inside a pickup truck were injured after a crash Monday night in Sacramento County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Authorities said the driver of the pickup truck was later arrested after allegedly leaving the scene.
The crash happened around 9:17 p.m. near Eagle Nest Road and Woodring Drive in Mather, according to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District spokesperson Mark Nunez.
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When crews arrived, firefighters found four people involved in the crash.
CHP spokesperson Angie Monroe told ABC10 the two e-motorcycles were stopped at a stop sign when a Nissan pickup truck drove through the intersection at a “high rate of speed, per witnesses,” and collided with both riders.
CHP East Sacramento later confirmed the two people who died were riding the e-motorcycles. The two injured people were people inside the Nissan pickup truck and were taken to the hospital.
Authorities said two people inside the pickup truck allegedly fled the scene after the crash.
According to CHP East Sacramento, a passenger who was initially detained has not been arrested. Authorities later located and arrested the driver on Tuesday morning.
Officials have not released the identities of those involved or information about possible charges.
“Please just drive and obey the rules of the road,” Monroe said.
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