FEW MINUTES. BUT FIRST LET’S CHECK IN ON TRAFFIC AGAIN. BRIAN, HOW’S IT LOOKING? WE SAW THOSE MAJOR DELAYS ON EASTBOUND INTERSTATE 80. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, TRAFFIC AT THE NORTHGATE BOULEVARD AREA AT A STANDSTILL. ONLY ONE LANE OPEN UP AHEAD, AND THAT’S A CRASH DUE TO RAIN. THIS IS ALL DUE TO A CRASH NEAR RALEY BOULEVARD. IT’S A MOTORCYCLE VERSUS A SEDAN. THREE OF THE FOUR LANES ARE CLOSED, SO YOU CAN SEE EASTBOUND 80 BIG BACK UP THERE ALL THE WAY BACK TOWARDS TRUXEL ROAD. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. ALSO SOME MINOR SLOWING WESTBOUND ONTO THE CAUSEWAY. THAT’S JUST TRAFFIC THERE. THE REST OF 80 LOOKING GOOD. HIGHWAY 50 LOOKING GOOD. COMING IN FROM FOLSOM. HERE’S I-5 AT ARENA BOULEVARD. NO PROBLEMS TO REPORT ALONG THIS STRETCH. AND I-5 ALSO CLEAR AS YOU’RE COMING UP THROUGH FROM ELK GROVE THROUGH THE POCKET. A 14 MINUTE RIDE ON 99 RIGHT NOW I-5, A TEN MINUTE RIDE,
Motorcyclist dies in Interstate 80 crash in Sacramento; major traffic delays reported
Updated: 8:50 AM PDT Jun 16, 2026
A motorcyclist died after a crash on eastbound Interstate 80 in north Sacramento on Tuesday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. east of Norwood Avenue. CHP said the motorcycle rider was unable to stop before rear-ending a vehicle during stop-and-go traffic. The rider was ejected and thrown into the path of another vehicle. Three lanes are closed, leaving cars to move through the no. 1 lane and center divider, CHP said. The estimated time for reopening is 9:15 a.m. See our traffic map.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
A motorcyclist died after a crash on eastbound Interstate 80 in north Sacramento on Tuesday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. east of Norwood Avenue.
CHP said the motorcycle rider was unable to stop before rear-ending a vehicle during stop-and-go traffic. The rider was ejected and thrown into the path of another vehicle.
Three lanes are closed, leaving cars to move through the no. 1 lane and center divider, CHP said.
The estimated time for reopening is 9:15 a.m.
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