SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Two people are dead and a toddler critically injured after a head-on collision south of Elk Grove Tuesday night.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the call came in for an accident on Dillard Road just east of SR-99 around 9:30 p.m.
CHP says its preliminary investigation found a 27-year-old from Ukiah was driving a 2017 Nissan Rogue westbound on Dillard Road. Witnesses told investigators the driver was following too close and making unsafe passing maneuvers.
At the same time, a 37-year-old Wilton woman and her toddler were in a 2016 Nissan Altima going eastbound on Dillard Road.
CHP says the driver of the Rogue made an unsafe turning movement and the Altima turned to avoid a crash, but the two cars collided head-on.
Both drivers were killed and pronounced dead at the scene. CHP says the driver of the Altima and her child were properly restrained, while the driver of the Rogue did not appear to be wearing his seatbelt and was possibly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
The 2-year-old in the Altima suffered major injuries in the accident and was taken to the hospital.
Neither driver has been identified yet.
