An unhoused man died after a vehicle struck him Friday at the intersection of 48th Avenue and Stockton Boulevard in south Sacramento, according to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. Officials have not released his name or age while investigators continue to work the case, and the collision lands on a corridor already known for deadly traffic crashes.
The death appears in the Coroner’s online case listings, which show he was hit Friday and that the death was recorded the following day, information cited by The Sacramento Bee. The Bee reported that the victim was unhoused and that authorities have not yet shared additional identifying details.
Stockton Boulevard’s Deadly Stretch
This latest case follows a May 27 crash in which another unhoused person was killed on Stockton Boulevard near Fruitridge Road, as reported by CBS Sacramento. For people who live and work along the corridor, the cluster of deaths has only reinforced the sense that Stockton Boulevard has become a high-speed gauntlet for anyone on foot.
Those recent fatalities have prompted planning work aimed at taming traffic and improving crossings along the boulevard. After Four Pedestrian Deaths details proposed changes that include more crosswalks, wider sidewalks and dedicated bus lanes to separate transit from car traffic…