An unhoused man was killed Monday after a vehicle struck him on Elkhorn Boulevard in Sacramento’s Foothill Farms neighborhood, a crash that shut down lanes while emergency crews and investigators worked the scene. After the on-site investigation wrapped, county officials moved to formally identify the victim through the coroner’s office.
According to ABC10, the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 48-year-old Dennis Dean Jr. Davis and listed him as unhoused. Coroner records state that Davis died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle, and the office released his name to the media after the scene work was complete.
Crash Details and Official Response
The California Highway Patrol reported that the collision involved a single vehicle in the eastbound lanes of Elkhorn Boulevard, east of Hillsdale Boulevard, and that the incident is still under investigation, according to local incident details cited by Red, White and Blue Press. Officers temporarily closed lanes so they could document the crash, then coordinated with county crews to clear a disabled vehicle from the roadway.
Pedestrian Safety Context
Fatal crashes like this one are part of a wider pedestrian safety problem in California and across the country. State figures show more than 1,100 pedestrian deaths in 2023, with urban arterials and nighttime collisions standing out as persistent trouble spots, according to the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at UC Berkeley. In response, city and county advocates continue to press for slower speeds, safer crosswalks and brighter street lighting as ways to cut those numbers…