Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on Highway 99 in Sacramento
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S NEWS LEADER FOR 70 YEARS. THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS LIVE AT 4:30 A.M. FOUR SUSPECTS CAUGHT IN A PAWNSHOP BURGLARY. BUT INVESTIGATORS THINK THE CRIMES STRETCH FAR BEYOND LODI. WHY? THEY’RE LOOKING AT CASES ACROSS THE STATE. PLUS, HIGH STAKES MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE. WHAT TALKS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND UKRAINE COULD MEAN FOR UKRAINE’S FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA? AND FEDERAL WORKERS STILL WAITING ON A PAYCHECK AS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN RAGES ON. WE’RE GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT A POTENTIAL SOLUTION THAT MAY BE ON THE HORIZON IN THE SENATE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. HAPPY FRIDAY. I’M TEO TORRES AND I’M BRANDI CUMMINGS. 4.31 IS YOUR TIME. LET’S HEAD OVER NOW TO METEOROLOGIST OPHELIA YOUNG. SHE’S IN FOR TAMARA NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST. RANDY TEO IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER NICE DAY. IN FACT, A LITTLE WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME FOG THIS MORNING TO LOOK OUT FOR. AND RIGHT NOW, WE’RE SEEING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AROUND THE REGION. I AM SEEING SOME HIGH CLOUDS ROLL IN FROM THE NORTH. THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. AS WE LOOK AT FUTURECAST, YOU SEE THAT GRAY UNDERNEATH THOSE HIGH CLOUDS? THAT’S A LITTLE VALLEY FOG THAT WILL BE LINING THE AREA LATER ON THIS MORNING AND WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. IT WILL CLEAR BY LUNCHTIME, AND THEN WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUNNIER AND MOSTLY CLEAR REST OF THE DAY. WALKING OUT RIGHT NOW THOUGH, IT IS COLD. WE’VE GOT UPPER 40S ONCE AGAIN. WE HAVE 50 IN YUBA CITY AND MODESTO ARDEN OUT THE DOOR TO 46 DEGREES. AND IF YOU’RE STEPPING OUT IN THE SIERRA, IT IS FREEZING. SO MAKE THAT FOG. ANY THAT DEVELOPS THERE A FREEZING FOG. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO JUMP UP. TODAY WILL BE IN THE 50S BY MID-MORNING. AFTER THAT FOG CLEARS. JUMPING IN THE 60S FOR LUNCHTIME. OUR HIGH TODAY WILL BE NEAR 74 DEGREES. COMPARE THAT TO THE 70 WE GOT TO YESTERDAY, SO IT’LL BE A WARMER DAY IN THE FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS THEY HIT 70 AND IN THE SIERRA 64 DEGREES WITH THAT AFTERNOON SUNSHINE COMING UP, WE’LL BREAK DOWN THESE NUMBERS BY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR NOW. BRANDY AND TEO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, A FAILED BURGLARY AT A LODI PAWNSHOP IS CONNECTED TO WHAT DETECTIVES BELIEVE TO BE PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME RING. THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS FOUR SUSPECTS BROKE INTO LODI PAWN AND JEWELRY SHOP EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING BY ENTERING THROUGH THE BUILDING BEHIND THE SHOP AND SMASHING THROUGH A BRICK WALL TO GET INSIDE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO HERE. SO THE SHOP OWNERS SAY AN ALARM WENT OFF, BUT ONE OF THE SUSPECTS MANAGED TO DISABLE IT AND THEN CUT THE POWER, KNOCKING OUT MOST OF THE CAMERAS. DETECTIVES WERE ALREADY TRACKING THE GROUP AND THEN MOVED IN TO ARREST THEM. HERE ARE THEIR PICTURES ON THE SCREEN. THREE MEN AND A WOMAN. INVESTIGATORS SAY AT LEAST TWO OF THEM ARE COLOMBIAN NATIONALS AND ONE OWNS A JEWELRY BUSINESS IN COLOMBIA. SHERIFF’S OFFICE THINKS THE GROUP MAY BE CONNECTED TO OTHER JEWELRY STORE BREAK-INS. ONE OF THEM IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ALARM SPECIALIST, OR ONE OF THEM IS BELIEVED TO AGAIN HAVE REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE IN DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION. SO THESE GUYS ARE VERY SOPHISTICATED AT WHAT THEY DO. DETECTIVES SAY THEY HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE SUSPECTS SINCE SEPTEMBER 13TH, WHEN A JEWELRY STORE IN SACRAMENTO WAS HIT IN A SIMILAR WAY. REMEMBER WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT? DETECTIVES ARE NOW WORKING TO SEE JUST HOW MANY OTHER CRIMES THIS GROUP MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS COULD BE STATEWIDE. AS FOR YESTERDAY’S BREAK-IN, OFFICIALS SAY THE FOUR SUSPECTS WERE STOPPED BEFORE THEY COULD TAKE ANY JEWELRY. RIGHT NOW, VACAVILLE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT IN A HOME INVASION ROBBERY THAT ENDED WITH A VICTIM BEING SHOT. 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FRUSTRATION, SOMETIMES DIRECTED AT ZELENSKY, TOO, WHO IS EXPECTED TODAY TO PRESS FOR LONG RANGE TOMAHAWK MISSILES THAT WOULD HELP UKRAINE STRIKE DEEP INTO RUSSIA. I DON’T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. PRESIDENT TRUMP, CITING AMERICAN NEED. WE WE CAN’T DEPLETE FOR OUR COUNTRY. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE VERY VITAL. THEY’RE VERY POWERFUL. RUSSIA HAS WARNED ANY TOMAHAWK TRANSFER WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE U.S. RUSSIA RELATIONS, THOUGH ZELENSKYY SAID HE BELIEVES THE THREAT OF THE WEAPONS HAD FORCED MOSCOW TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS. ZELENSKY, ALSO NOTING HE HOPES TO BUILD OFF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SUCCESS BROKERING A GAZA CEASEFIRE AS THE PRESIDENT RESPONDED TO DEEPLY TROUBLING VIDEOS OF HAMAS CONDUCTING PUBLIC EXECUTIONS, CLEARLY NOT DISARMED THE PRESIDENT, WRITING IF HAMAS CONTINUES TO KILL PEOPLE IN GAZA, WHICH WAS NOT THE DEAL. WE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GO IN AND KILL THEM. THOUGH HE UNDERSCORED U.S. TROOPS WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT IN WASHINGTON. ALICE BARR, NBC NEWS. 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Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on Highway 99 in Sacramento
Updated: 6:32 AM PDT Oct 17, 2025
A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 99 in Sacramento Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.Video Above | 4:30 a.m. Headlines from KCRA News 3It happened in the northbound lanes near Mack Road.The pedestrian, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said.The vehicle that hit the pedestrian stayed on scene and provided a statement. Alcohol and drugs are not believed to have been a factor for the driver, according to CHP.It is unclear what caused the crash.KCRA is working to learn more information. Stay tuned for updates. This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk. 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 pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 99 in Sacramento Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Video Above | 4:30 a.m. Headlines from KCRA News 3
It happened in the northbound lanes near Mack Road.
The pedestrian, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said.
The vehicle that hit the pedestrian stayed on scene and provided a statement. Alcohol and drugs are not believed to have been a factor for the driver, according to CHP.
It is unclear what caused the crash.
KCRA is working to learn more information. Stay tuned for updates.
This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.
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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