Two crash victims in Elk Grove identified by Sacramento Coroner

Two people that were killed in separate collisions in Elk Grove on November 2, were identified by the Sacramento Coroner. Both are Elk Grove residents

Just after 7 am on Wednesday, November 2, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in the Hampton Oaks area of Elk Grove. That person was identified as 73-year-old Khanjan Bahadury of Elk Grove.

Elk Grove Police Department press release on the collision.

ELK GROVE, CA – On November 2, 2022, at approximately 7:19 a.m., the Elk Grove Police Department responded to the intersection of Hampton Oak Drive and Canyon View Drive regarding a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.      

A 72-year-old man, dressed in all dark clothing, was walking in the road when he was struck by a Nissan Altima, traveling westbound on Hampton Oak Drive.

After the collision, the driver stopped and stayed on the scene. Officers and medical personnel arrived and began rendering aid to the pedestrian. Despite emergency medical measures taken, the man succumbed to his injuries. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will make identification of the deceased.

The driver remained at the scene after the collision and is cooperating with the investigation. Based on the investigation, speed was not a factor and there were no signs of driver impairment.

Elk Grove Police Department

Later Wednesday evening a single vehicle into a tree on Laguna Blvd claimed the life of a 35-year-old female, now identified as Angela DeHerrera of Elk Grove.

EGPD issued the following press release on the collision:

ELK GROVE, CA – On November 2, 2022, at approximately 8:54 pm., the Elk Grove Police Department responded to a single vehicle collision on Laguna Boulevard, just east of Laguna Main Street.

Upon arrival, officers discovered a 2016 Lexus sedan had struck a tree in the center median. The driver, a 35-year-old woman, was found unconscious in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Medical personnel arrived and pronounced the driver deceased. Identification of the deceased will be made by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.

Based on information obtained during the preliminary investigation, traffic investigators have determined that the driver of the Lexus was traveling eastbound on Laguna Boulevard just east of Laguna Main Street when the vehicle struck the tree in the center median. The cause of the collision is under investigation

Although the collision is under investigation, it appears that speed may have been a contributing factor to the collision. Anyone with information regarding this fatal traffic collision is asked to call the Elk Grove Police Department Traffic Bureau at (916) 478-8147.