A motorist was killed Monday morning along the Capital City Freeway after their vehicle crashed into a pole down an embankment next to the Marconi Avenue exit.
California Highway Patrol officers closed a lane of traffic at the Marconi Curve, a section of freeway that divides Sacramento and Arden Arcade, after the crash, which was reported around 5 a.m.
CHP logs indicated the vehicle, described as a blue Dodge SUV, went 10 to 15 feet down an embankment after leaving the off-ramp.
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office was expected to identify the driver once next of kin are notified of the the death.
This story was originally published May 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM.
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Stephen Hobbs is an enterprise reporter for The Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Bureau. He has worked for newspapers in Colorado, Florida and South Carolina.