{"id":520750,"date":"2026-11-06T16:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/520750\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T16:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:58:45","slug":"major-sacramento-crash-leaves-passenger-dead-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/520750\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Sacramento crash leaves passenger dead, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793984325_237_da4d9bc5-110d-452a-b239-b1ee55e76049_1577754643.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Jonathan Ayestas\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">One person is dead after a major crash Friday morning in Sacramento, officials said.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">The Sacramento Police Department said the crash involving two vehicles happened just after 6:15 a.m. near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 22nd Avenue.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">Inside one vehicle, there was a driver and a passenger, while there was only a driver in the other vehicle, police said. The person who died was the passenger.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">Details were not released on the condition of the other two people. A KCRA 3 crew observed two vehicles on their side, with one of the vehicles appearing to have its top sheared off.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">Details were not released about what led to the crash.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\">At the scene are Sacramento police and officers with the California Highway Patrol because each agency has jurisdiction over one half of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"6\">The roadway is closed from 21st Avenue to 22nd Avenue. There is no estimated time of reopening.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"7\">Stay with KCRA 3 as we work to gather details.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"8\">See news happening? 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