SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Relentless rain drenched the Sacramento area on Monday morning, creating ponding, low visibility and a string of crashes during the holiday commute.
While many people were able to skip the morning drive because of the holiday, those who did head out faced steady downpours and slick roads.
On a soaked stretch of Interstate 5 near Florin Road, Tyler Ortiz Gelder found himself in the middle of a chain-reaction crash…