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A 51-year-old Sacramento woman allegedly fled an earlier hit-and-run crash before a collision<\/a> that killed a 78-year-old Elk Grove resident and left the woman with serious injuries late Thursday on Elk Grove Boulevard near Interstate 5, according to the Elk Grove Police Department.<\/p>\n Police said the woman, driving a silver Honda Accord, fled a minor hit-and-run crash at Elk Grove and Franklin boulevards minutes before the fatal collision at Elk Grove Boulevard and Stonelake Drive on the city\u2019s west side.<\/p>\n Officers arrived to find the silver Honda Accord on its side in the roadway. The 51-year-old driver was freed from the wreckage and taken to a hospital. She remained hospitalized Friday with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.<\/p>\n The 78-year-old driver of a white Honda Accord was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office will release the driver\u2019s name after notifying next of kin.<\/p>\n Investigators believe the 78-year-old was driving east on Elk Grove Boulevard near Stonelake Drive when the westbound silver Honda Accord crossed into the eastbound lanes.<\/p>\n The silver Honda struck the center median, became airborne and crashed head-on into the eastbound Honda, police said.<\/p>\n No arrests have been made, but traffic investigators believe alcohol may have been a factor in the fatal crash, department officials said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe investigation remains active, and any appropriate criminal charges or enforcement action will be determined as the investigation progresses and her medical condition improves,\u201d a department statement read.<\/p>\n The section of Elk Grove Boulevard between Waterfowl and East Taron drives remained closed until early Friday while investigators examined the scene. Officers reopened the roadway just after 5 a.m.<\/a>, the police department said.<\/p>\n