All lanes reopen on I-80 in West Sac after 9-vehicle crash - KCRA Sacramento
About 10:30 a. m. , a big rig driven by 63-year-old Christopher B. Ayala, of San Francisco, failed to slow down for merging traffic. He was driving in the middle lane of I-80 at the time, near the Highway 50 connector just west of Reed Avenue, going about 55 to 60 mph, the CHP said. Watch report -- CHP: Big rig slams into 9 vehicles on I-80 in West Sacramento. Ayala slammed into the cars near West Capitol Avenue, not far from the IKEA shopping center. I-80 traffic was diverted to eastbound Highway 50 until all lanes were reopened at about 4:45 p. m. The eight other drivers were identified as: Alvin Ng, 23, of Singapore, in a Ford Fusion. Frishta Azizi, 34, of West Sacramento, in a Honda Civic. Rocha, 55, of Roseville, in a Ford Escape. Eric Melby, 53, of West Sacramento, in a PT Cruiser. Camacho, 47, of Sacramento, in a Ford F250. and Dakoda Hahn, 19, of Susanville, in a BMW 325. Among the nine total vehicles involved, there were four passengers. Patel complained of pain to his right side near his rib cage, and suffered minor abrasions. After the big rig hit the cars, it left the roadway toward the center median and eventually came to a stop up against a tree. Source: www.kcra.com
