Ernest Gonzales Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on Interstate 5 in Sacramento
Ernest Gonzales ID’d as Woodland Man Killed in Sacramento Car Accident on Interstate 5 near Highway 99
Sacramento, California (August 31, 2020) – The man who died in a wrong-way crash Saturday night in Sacramento has been identified as Ernest Gonzales, 46, of Woodland, according to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.
The deadly three-vehicle accident happened at around 11:52 p.m. Saturday, August 29, on Interstate 5 Freeway, just north of Highway 99 and just north of Natomas.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Gonzales was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 when his Honda Accord collided head-on with a Toyota Camry that was heading northbound.
After the impact, the Honda went airborne and collided with a northbound Volvo D13.
Deadly Car Crash on Interstate 5 in Sacramento
Gonzales died at the scene.
The driver of the Toyota Camry, a Sacramento man, suffered major injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The Volvo driver, a 38-year-old man from Moore, Idaho, was hospitalized with minor injuries.
Motorists were being diverted from Interstate 5 northbound to State Route 99 northbound for nearly 2 1/2 hours as the authorities conducted the investigation.
The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the accident is urged to call Officer A.J. McTaggart at the North Sacramento Area CHP office at (916) 348-2317.
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