Pedestrian fatality on Auburn Blvd marks 3rd killed this year
Updated Aug. 28, 8:21 a.m.– Citrus Heights police closed down Auburn Boulevard near the Roseville border for about six hours Friday morning in order to investigate a fatal collision involving a pedestrian in the roadway. Police said officers…
Head-on collision behind Citrus Heights Raley’s ends in arrest
A head-on vehicle collision on a residential side street behind Raley’s Tuesday night sent several people to the hospital and one man to jail on felony DUI and reckless driving charges, according to a police sergeant on scene.…
Pedestrian killed in vehicle collision Sunday; PD closes lanes
Updated Aug. 17, 6:14 p.m.– Citrus Heights police closed down several lanes at a busy Sunrise Boulevard intersection Sunday morning after a 28-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting to cross the street. Traffic…
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car on Auburn Blvd
A 22-year-old man was sent to the hospital in critical condition Saturday night, after Citrus Heights police said he was hit by a car at 40-miles-an-hour while attempting to cross Auburn Boulevard outside of a crosswalk. Sergeant Mike…
Sunrise Blvd closed briefly after injury crash involving tree
A two-vehicle collision caused a portion of Sunrise Boulevard to be temporarily closed after sending one vehicle into a tree and several people to the hospital Sunday, according to a sergeant with the Citrus Heights Police Department. Around…
Truck collision severs power pole; closes Antelope Road
Updated 12:52 p.m.– A power pole was left severed at the base and dangling along the roadside this morning when a pickup slammed into the pole, cutting power and causing Citrus Heights police to temporarily shut down traffic…
CRIME UPDATE: red-light runner fled scene of 4-car crash at Sunrise/Greenback
Citrus Heights police said this morning that a four-car accident Thursday night was caused by a female suspect who fled the scene after running a red light and ramming another vehicle in the intersection of Greenback Lane and…
4-car collision blocks Sunrise/Greenback intersection
Updated Nov. 8, 7:59 a.m.– A collision involving at least four cars at the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane blocked several lanes of traffic Thursday night, as about a dozen officers responded to the scene…
Antelope Road Lanes Closed Twice from Two Major Injury Accidents
Several lanes on Antelope Road at Sunrise Boulevard were shut down for five hours Monday, after officers responded to a motor scooter injury accident around 3 a.m. – just 12 hours later, Antelope Road lanes were shut down…
DUI Checkpoint Planned in Citrus Heights
Police officers plan to set up a DUI Checkpoint at an undisclosed location this weekend, as part of an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related accidents and fatalities, according to a press release issued by the Citrus…
