SACRAMENTO, CA — A motorcyclist was killed Monday morning after a driver made an illegal U-turn directly in his path on Florin Road — and then sped away from the scene, the California Highway Patrol confirmed.
According to the CHP, the sequence of events began when a vehicle traveling southbound on Power Inn Road turned west onto Florin Road, then made an illegal U-turn using a turnout — cutting back across the lanes of oncoming traffic.
“The motorcycle rider was heading eastbound and simply had no time to stop.”
The motorcyclist, traveling eastbound on Florin Road, had no time to brake. He struck the vehicle on its passenger side and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Instead of stopping to render aid or exchange information, the driver of the vehicle fled the scene southbound on Power Inn Road, leaving behind the victim and a shattered motorcycle.
Vehicle of interest
- Make/Model :- Nissan Maxima (possible)
- Year:- 2018 (approximate)
- Color;- Bright blue
- Last seen:- Southbound on Power Inn Road
- Crash site:- Florin Road & Power Inn Road, Sacramento
Investigators with the CHP are now urging anyone with information — including doorbell camera or dashcam footage from the area — to come forward. Hit-and-run charges in California carry significant prison time, especially when a fatality is involved.
The victim’s name has not yet been publicly released. The crash remains under active investigation.
Do you have information? Contact the California Highway Patrol Sacramento Division. If you have dashcam or surveillance footage from Florin Road or Power Inn Road on Monday morning, investigators want to hear from you.
