i-5 Sacramento Traffic News Blog

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> Hit-And-Run Crash On I-5 Injures Horse ... Aug 2/09
A pickup truck driver towing a horse trailer allegedly rear-ended another car and overturned the trailer late Saturday night, and then fled the scene, leaving an injured horse behind, according to authorities. The California Highway Patrol says the driver of the pickup truck rear-ended another vehicle on southbound Interstate 5 just after 10:00 p.m. Saturday. The driver lost control and ended up in the highway median just south of the Sacramento International Airport.... cont...

> Two Dead in I-5 Crash, Fire in Natomas ... Aug 2/09
A driver and his passenger both died after their car veered off Interstate 5 in Natomas early Saturday and slammed into a tree before bursting into flames. The 24-year-old male driver was traveling at a high rate of speed on northbound I-5 and getting off at the West El Camino Avenue off-ramp in south Natomas around 2 a.m. Saturday when the crash happened, CHP spokeswoman Lizz Dutton said. The driver and his passenger, identified as 41-year-old Sophia Georgina Sumblin of Sacramento.... cont...

> Motorhome, Big Rig Accident Ties Up I-5 Traffic ... July 28/09
Traffic was tied up along northbound Interstate 5 this morning following a motorhome accident that sent two people to the hospital. The accident occurred shortly after 11am Tuesday near the Laguna Boulevard exit of I-5 in South Sacramento. Consumnes Fire Department official Michael Zehnder told FOX 40's Lonnie Wong that... cont...

> Body Found in River at Discovery Park near i-5 ... July 23/09
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has taken over possession of a body found by Discovery Park Thursday morning. A Sacramento Fire Department crew training in a river boat spotted the body at 11:30 a.m. The body was on the far side of the river from the popular Tiscornia Beach sunbathing area off Interstate 5 by downtown Sacramento... cont...

> DUI Suspect Accused Of Injuring Officer ... July 15/09
A Rio Oso woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of driving under the influence after a Sacramento crash that injured a California Highway Patrol lieutenant, police said. K.C. Tidwell, 30, was taken into custody at the scene of the wreck, which occurred on Highway 99 at the connector to southbound Interstate 5... cont...

> Detours Set Up For I-5, Hwy. 50 Ramp Closures ... July 10/09
Drivers in Sacramento will need to take alternate routes around the Interstate 5 and Highway 50 connector ramps this week during late hours. The connector ramp from southbound I-5 to westbound Highway 50 will be closed for five nights in a row starting Monday. The ramp will be shut off to drivers from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday... cont...

> July 2005 crash on I-5 sparked eight federal suits ... July 7/09
A federal judge in Sacramento, ruling in eight Colusa County accident lawsuits, says Greyhound could be liable for failing to put seat belts on its buses. Judge Morrison England Jr. issued his decision last week in the lawsuits filed after the July 1, 2005, accident on Interstate 5... cont...

> "I-5 Strangler" suspect Kibbe offered plea deal ... July 3/09
A prosecutor said Thursday that he would allow Roger Kibbe, accused of being the so-called I-5 Strangler, to plead guilty to six murders and serve life in prison rather than face the death penalty at trial. San Joaquin County Deputy District Attorney Kevin Mayo said in court that he is preparing a plea deal he will give to the judge and the defense for 70-year-old Kibbe by the next court hearing, set for Aug. 17.... cont...

> Economic pinch eases freeway commutes ... July 2/09
Has Sacramento turned back the clock on its highways to a more free-wheeling time. Some drivers and highway officials say yes – knock on wood – congestion doesn't seem as bad as it once was. Plenty of commuters, stalled in their regularly scheduled daily jam, find that hard to believe, as afternoon traffic backs up on Interstate 5 through downtown Sacramento, one of several remaining rush-hour choke points... cont...

> Heat Blamed For Giant I-5 Pothole ... June 29/09
Scorching heat in recent days is to blame for a large pothole that caused traffic problems Monday morning on northbound Interstate 5 in Sacramento. The California Department of Transportation worked during the morning commute to patch up a hole in the fast lane of the road near Richards Boulevard, said Mark Dinger, spokesman for the agency... cont...

> Interstate conversion is vital to Valley ... June 29/09
Highway 99 is a vital commercial artery for California, not just in terms of its conveyance of tourist or commuter traffic. It carries an incredible amount of truck traffic, more than twice, and in some areas, three times the amount of traffic that travels I-5.... cont...

> I-5 closed after car crashes into big rig ... June 28/09
Interstate 5 was closed for 45 minutes to an hour in both directions between Peltier and Twin Cities roads after a Honda sedan crashed into a big rig Sunday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. A woman and her 3-year-old son were taken to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento... cont...

> Tractors clog California 5 Freeway in water cuts protest ... June 16/09
Several dozen farmers drove tractors onto a busy freeway in Central California to call attention to water shortages in the region. Farmers are experiencing the third year of a drought. Water shortages have been intensified by federal diversions to protect salmon and other endangered fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Authorities say Monday's demonstration on Interstate 5 may... cont...

> DNA used to ID body of Redding girl found along i-5 over 20 years ago ... June 13/09
Using DNA results, Sacramento police determined that an unidentified body found in 1983 belonged to a missing Redding girl. On March 4, 1983, a passer-by spotted a body in a drainage canal near Interstate 5 and Del Paso Road in Sacramento. Investigators determined the victim had been assaulted, but she remained a "Jane Doe."... cont...