The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened Sunday as the motorist’s attorney dismissed a congressional memo that questions his client’s version of events.
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Ask Sacto911: No arrest in 2008 fatal hit-and-run
Q: Has anyone been arrested in the hit-and-run death of Ormond Robbins? – Anonymous, Sacramento A: The April 9, 2008 death of Robbins, 73, is unsolved
Man in wheelchair who died in crash identified
A 66-year-old Sacramento man who died after being struck by a vehicle in the Robla area of Sacramento has been identified by coroner’s deputies. Allen M. Robinson was in a motorized wheelchair, crossing east on Norwood north of Jessie outside of the crosswalk, when the collision happened about 7:30 p.m.
Sacto 9-1-1: Man in wheelchair dies after being hit by car
A 66-year-old Sacramento man who died after being struck by a vehicle in the Robla area of Sacramento has been identified by coroner’s deputies.
Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were ‘almost burned’
Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the “stuck” accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel.
Man in motorized wheelchair struck, killed by vehicle while crossing road
A 66-year-old Sacramento man died Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle near Norwood and Jessie avenues in the Robla area of Sacramento, police said.
Man in wheelchair dies after being struck by motorist
A 66-year-old Sacramento man died Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle near Norwood and Jessie avenues in the Robla area of Sacramento, police said. Sgt
Man arrested in connection with fatal accident had license reinstated last week
By Chelsea Phua cphua@sacbee.com A 25-year-old man arrested over the weekend in connection with a vehicle accident that killed three young men and injured another was previously convicted of driving under the influence, had his driver’s license suspended several times and then reinstated last week, according to records. Sacramento County Superior Court and Department of Motor Vehicle records show Omar Carrasco had pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge in January 2008. His license was suspended in April 2007 for “excessive blood alcohol,” which was the first of five suspensions that included the canceling of his insurance certificate and failure to appear for his violations
Bicyclist dies after being caught underneath RT bus
A bicyclist died Saturday afternoon in downtown Sacramento when his bicycle was caught underneath a Regional Transit bus, police said. Officer Konrad Von Schoech, a Sacramento Police Department spokesman, said the accident was reported at 1:46 p.m
Sacramento police arrest suspect in hit-and-run crash that kills 3
Sacramento police said Saturday night that they have arrested a man they suspect of being the driver of a vehicle involved in an early-morning accident in which three young men died and another was injured. Police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Omar Carrasco
