Driver dies in fiery freeway crash on Christmas Eve near Sacramento

A driver was killed in a fiery freeway crash just north of Sacramento on Christmas Eve, officials said.

The California Highway Patrol said Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews responded to a crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Elkhorn Boulevard, in the Foothills Farms area.

When firefighters arrived, they found a van that had drifted off the roadway and slammed into a tree. The impact caused the vehicle to catch fire…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS