Man killed in South Sacramento crash wasn't wearing seatbelt at time of accident, officials say

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One person is dead after a minivan crashed into a flatbed trailer Thursday, May 19. 

According to CHP - South Sacramento, the accident happened along the northbound lanes of SR-99, just south of Simmerhorn Road. CHP first reported the accident just before 12 p.m.

The driver of the minivan, a 42-year-old man out of Elk Grove, was reportedly driving at 90 mph when he drove onto the should and crashed into a stopped flatbed truck. The driver of the truck, a 50-year-old man from Texas, was uninjured. 

CHP believe the driver of the minivan was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. 

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