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Sacramento crash puts pedestrian in the hospital with critical injuries, police say

The Wednesday morning collision closed roadways at Power Inn Road and Cucamonga Avenue for a few hours.

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FILE - In this April 22, 2014 file photo, drivers enter Sacramento on Highway 50 to come to a near stand still as traffic backs up in West Sacramento, Calif. The U.S. Transportation Department is moving to reverse former President Donald Trump's bid to end California's ability to set its own automobile tailpipe pollution standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is part of the DOT, said Thursday, April 22, 2021 it is proposing to withdraw a rule rule meant to stop states from setting their own requirements for greenhouse gases, zero emissions vehicles and fuel economy. .(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A crash in the area of Power Inn Road and Cucamonga Avenue in Sacramento has left a pedestrian with critical injuries on Wednesday morning.

Sacramento Police Department said the collision happened just before 2:50 a.m. on April 28. Officers responded to a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the southeastern area of Sacramento.

The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries, Sacramento police said. There is no update available on his condition at this time. The driver was contacted on scene and was cooperative with police.

The roadway was closed while units investigated and traffic was backed up, but the road since reopened, easing some congestion for commuters.

**ADVISORY**

Officers are on scene of a vehicle collision in the area of Power Inn Rd/Cucamonga Ave. Southbound Power Inn Rd will be closed while units investigate. Please use alternate routes.
— Sacramento Police (@SacPolice) April 28, 2021

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