Police: Speed a factor in deadly Sacramento crash
SACRAMENTO - One person has died in a crash in Sacramento overnight.
The crash happened around 12:15 a.m. on Norwood Avenue at Ford Road in the West Del Paso Heights neighborhood. According to the Sacramento Police Department, the vehicle was heading down Norwood when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. Paramedics arrived and found the injured driver who was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police say that speed appears to have been a factor in the crash; however police ruled out drugs or alcohol.
No one else was in the vehicle a the time of the crash.
The final emergency vehicle left the scene and the roadway reopened at around 6 a.m.
Police urge anyone with information about the crash to call dispatch center at (916) 808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357).