Man arrested for drunk driving in crash that killed another driver in Sacramento County

ARDEN-ARCADE — A man is behind bars for drunken driving after a crash that killed another driver Saturday night in the Arden-Arcade area of ​​Sacramento County, the California Highway Patrol said.

At approximately 5:30 p.m., the CHP and Sacramento Metro Fire Department responded to Fulton Avenue south of Marconi Avenue for a multi-vehicle collision.

Officials said a man in his 50s was driving a Dodge pickup truck southbound on Fulton Avenue in the second lane.

Another man in his 50s was driving a Toyota SUV southbound behind the Dodge at a high rate of speed before colliding with the truck, the CHP said.

The truck was pushed along the sidewalk and plunged into a ditch. The driver of the truck died at the scene and a passenger was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

The Toyota continued across the northbound lanes of Fulton Avenue, where it collided with a Volkswagen SUV driven by a woman in her 30s. The woman had a child in her car and the child was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, the CHP said.

The driver of the Toyota was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. His identity is currently unknown.

According to the fire department, four people were taken to hospital, two of them in critical condition.