7 injured in crash on Marconi Avenue in Sacramento, fire department says

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT NOON. FACING A LAWSUIT. WHAT LOVED ONES ARE SAYING ABOUT A SACRAMENTO HOSPITAL AFTER A WOMAN’S BODY WAS ALLEGEDLY PUT IN STORAGE AND SEARCHED FOR OVER A YEAR. PLUS, THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION CONTINUING IN CHICAGO. HOW VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK TIM WALZ WILL TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT AND A NEW PARK IN SOLANO COUNTY OPENING TO THE PUBLIC THIS WEEKEND. HOW THE SPACE HONORS THE LANDS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE. BUT WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SOLANO COUNTY RIGHT NOW. CREWS HAVE STOPPED FORWARD PROGRESS OF A GRASS FIRE AND EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE NOW BEEN DOWNGRADED. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE AT NOON. I’M MIKE TESELLE. THAT FIRE BREAKING OUT MID MORNING, BURNING IN THE GREEN VALLEY AREA WEST OF FAIRFIELD. IT’S BEING CALLED THE AMARAL FIRE. WE WANT TO NOW TAKE A LIVE LOOK FROM LIVECOPTER3 HERE. NOW. CAL FIRE SAYS FORWARD PROGRESS ON THIS FIRE HAS STOPPED AN INITIAL EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED, BUT REMAIN IN PLACE SO FAR. FIRE BURNING ABOUT 12 ACRES. AT LAST CHECK. CAL FIRE IS SAYING THE FIRE WAS 50% CONTAINED. I WANT TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THAT EVACUATION MAP FOR THE AREA SURROUNDING THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PROMPTING MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS, BUT AGAIN, THOSE HAVE SINCE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO WARNINGS. SO THOSE WARNINGS ARE IN FOR THE AREAS THAT REMAIN IN YELLOW ON YOUR SCREEN. MOVING NOW TO OUR COMMITMENT 2024 COVERAGE. IT IS NOW DAY THREE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. AFTER A NIGHT HEADLINED BY BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA. TODAY THE SPOTLIGHT IS GOING TO BE ON MINNESOTA GOVERNOR AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE TIM WALZ. THE CROWD FOR NIGHT TWO, THOUGH THEY WERE HYPED BY THE SPEECHES OF THOSE TWO BIG STARS OF THE PARTY. LAST NIGHT, THE OBAMAS DESCRIBED FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AS A PRIVILEGED WHINER WHILE MAKING THE CASE FOR A FUTURE WITH THE HARRIS WALZ TICKET. ALICE BARR IS AT THE UNITED CENTER WITH MORE AND A LOOK AHEAD TO TONIGHT’S HEADLINERS. HI THERE. THE BIG EVENT TONIGHT FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO WILL BE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ FORMALLY ACCEPTING HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT AND TAKING THAT OPPORTUNITY ON THIS NATIONAL STAGE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO MUCH OF THIS COUNTRY THAT STILL DOESN’T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT WHO HE IS. THEY MAY HAVE HEARD HIM REFERRED TO AS COACH WALZ FROM HIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL DAYS, OR ALSO MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT SOME OF HIS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD BACKGROUND. BUT HE HAS A LOT TO DO TO REVEAL WHO HE IS AND WHAT HE STANDS FOR AS VICE PRESIDENT. HARRIS’S RUNNING MATE LAST NIGHT WAS REALLY THE OBAMA SHOW, AND THAT IS WHEN BOTH FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TOOK THE STAGE AND THEY USED THEIR CHARACTERISTIC MESSAGE OF HOPE. BUT THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT BACKING THAT UP. MICHELLE OBAMA LED THE AUDIENCE IN A CALL AND RESPONSE ABOUT NOT BEING ANXIOUS ABOUT WHETHER THE U.S., UNITED STATES WAS READY TO ELECT SOMEONE LIKE VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS. BUT ABOUT GETTING OUT THERE AND DOING SOMETHING TO BE SURE THAT SHE WAS ELECTED. AND THEN BOTH OF THE OBAMAS ALSO WENT ON THE ATTACK AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IN A WAY WE HAVEN’T NECESSARILY SEEN BEFORE. AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW WE DIDN’T NEED TO SEE ANOTHER TRUMP PRESIDENCY. FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYING THAT THE SEQUEL IS ALWAYS WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL. THAT WAS THE MOMENT THAT REALLY ELECTRIFIED THE CROWD HERE IN THE UNITED CENTER, AS TOP DEMOCRATS MADE THEIR PITCH TO ELECT KAMALA HARRIS AND TIM WALZ IN NOVEMBER FROM THE DNC IN CHICAGO, ALICE BARR, NBC NEWS THANKS ALICE, CALIFORNIA ALSO HAVING A MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT LAST NIGHT DURING THE ROLL CALL. DURING THE ROLL CALL, CALIFORNIA HAD THE HONOR OF GOING LAST AS KAMALA HARRIS’S HOME STATE GOVERNOR, NEWSOM DELIVERED THE FINAL VOTES TO NOMINATE THE HARRIS WALZ TICKET. CALIFORNIA. WE PROUDLY CAST OUR. 482 VOTES FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT, KAMALA HARRIS, THE GOVERNOR USED HIS TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT TO TALK ABOUT HARRIS’S TRACK RECORD HERE IN CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE, AUTHORITIES IN CHICAGO ARE PREPARING FOR ANOTHER DAY OF PROTESTS AS THE DNC CONTINUES. LARGE RALLIES HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE CONVENTION BEGAN. SOME OF THE PROTESTERS SPEAKING OUT AGAINST CIVILIAN DEATHS IN GAZA, OTHERS SHOWING SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL. NEW FENCING IS NOW IN PLACE WHERE A HANDFUL OF DEMONSTRATORS BROKE THROUGH ON MONDAY. STAY WITH KCRA 3 THIS WEEK FOR THE LATEST FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. KCRA 3’S GULSTAN DART GULSTAN DART WILL CONTINUE LIVE REPORTS FROM CHICAGO BEGINNING DURING THE KCRA THREE NEWS AT FOUR. IN OTHER NEWS, A MAN IS IN JAIL ACCUSED OF KIDNAPING AND ASSAULTING A WOMAN ON THE UC DAVIS CAMPUS LAST MONDAY. POLICE SAY A WOMAN WAS GRABBED FROM BEHIND WHILE WALKING IN THE UC DAVIS ARBORETUM AREA AROUND 6:00 LAST NIGHT OR THAT NIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY AND CALLED POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDED BUT COULD NOT FIND THE SUSPECT. THEY THEN USED VIDEO RECORDINGS TO IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT. UC DAVIS POLICE SAY JAMES GARVIN SURRENDERED HIMSELF LAST NIGHT AND WAS BOOKED INTO JAIL. OFFICIALS SAY GARVIN LIVES IN DAVIS BUT IS NOT A UC DAVIS STUDENT NOR EMPLOYEE. A WORD OF WARNING FOR ANYONE HEADED TO LAKE TAHOE FOR THE LAKE. TWO OH CAR EVENT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE POLICE AND CITY OFFICIALS SAY THAT THIS IS AN UNAUTHORIZED EVENT AND ARE STEPPING UP TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SINCE 2020. LAKE TWO ZERO HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF CARS COMING TO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. PREVIOUS REPORTS OF REVVING BURNOUTS, HIGH SPEEDS AND PARKING ISSUES HAVE KEPT LAW ENFORCEMENT BUSY. STARTING TODAY AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE POLICE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE HIGHWAY PATROL, THE FOREST SERVICE AND BOTH THE EL DORADO AND DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTS. ALL WILL BE FOCUSED ON EXTRA ENFORCEMENT OF ANY VIOLATIONS RELATED TO UNSAFE DRIVING AND OR UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. THE CITY ALSO CLOSING THE PARKING LOTS AT REAGAN BEACH, STARTING AT 7 P.M. LET’S CHECK IN NOW WITH KCRA 3 WEATHER AND A LIVE LOOK NOW AT TAHOE. BUT IT SACRAMENTO SKY CAMERA. HERE’S OUR METEOROLOGIST, KELLY KERN. YEAH, AND NOT A CLOUD OUT THERE. EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GREAT. THIS IS THE RANCHO CORDOVA CAMERA. SAME THING HERE. NOW, TODAY IS GOING TO BE PRETTY PLEASANT. WEATHER. TEMPERATURES. JUST A LITTLE BIT BELOW WHAT IS TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME STRONGER WINDS AS WE GET INTO THURSDAY. AND THEN ON FRIDAY WE EVEN HAVE SOME CHANCES FOR RAIN IN THE FORECAST. FIRST THOUGH, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT TEMPERATURES. SO IF YOU’RE STEPPING OUT THE DOOR, YOU WANT TO HAVE LUNCH OUTSIDE. MAYBE A PICNIC IN THE PARK. SACRAMENTO 78 DEGREES. AUBURN. YOU’RE AT 82. TRUCKEE IS COMING IN AT 73 AND MODESTO YOU’RE AT 85. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE, ESPECIALLY IN THE FAIRFIELD AREA. 21MPH. RIGHT NOW, OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THAT’S AT DELTA BREEZE SACRAMENTO, EIGHT MILES PER HOUR. AND THE WINDS PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT MORE AS YOU GET UP INTO THE SIERRA. BUT THOSE ARE GOING TO BE EVEN STRONGER. LIKE I SAID TOMORROW, TODAY HIGHS EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW 90S IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA WILL BE DOWN TO 85 DEGREES BY 7:00. AND WE’RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THOSE WINDS AND THE RAIN CHANCES THAT’S COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, KELLY AND MEANWHILE, A 16 YEAR OLD IS RECOVERING AFTER BEING STABBED IN THE CHEST OUTSIDE OF A SACRAMENTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. NOW, THIS HAPPENED AFTER CLASSES WERE DISMISSED AT MIRA LOMA HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY. THAT TEEN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE UPDATE HERE IS THAT THE TEEN IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. DEPUTIES SAY THE SUSPECT IS IN A SIMILAR AGE GROUP AS THE VICTIM, ADDING THE ASSAULT LIKELY STEMMED FROM AN ARGUMENT. IN A STATEMENT, THE SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID IN PART, QUOTE, THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IS OUR TOP PRIORITY. ADDITIONAL COUNSELING AND SAFETY STAFF WILL BE ON SITE TODAY TO HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. A FAMILY IS SUING A SACRAMENTO HOSPITAL, CLAIMING THEY WERE LED TO BELIEVE THEIR DAUGHTER WAS MISSING WHEN IN FACT SHE HAD DIED AND HER BODY WAS PUT IN STORAGE. THE MOTHER OF 31 YEAR OLD JESSIE MARIE PATTERSON PETERSON SAYS SHE WAS ADMITTED TO MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER IN APRIL OF 2023 FOR A DIABETIC EPISODE. WHEN SHE CALLED TO CHECK IN ON PETERSON TWO DAYS LATER, STAFF SAID PETERSON HAD BEEN DISCHARGED AND LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE. THE FAMILY SPENT THE NEXT YEAR SEARCHING FOR HER, FILING A MISSING PERSON’S REPORT AND PUTTING UP FLIERS. THEN, IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, THEY LEARNED PETERSON HAD DIED IN THE HOSPITAL’S CARE. THE YEAR PRIOR. ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS, YOU KNOW, HER LYING ON THE SIDE OF A RIVER, DECOMPOSING ALL BY HERSELF. AND HERE ALL ALONG, SHE WAS IN A FREEZER IN SOME STORAGE FACILITY. IT WAS IT WAS PRETTY DEVASTATING. ONCE WE FIGURED IT ALL OUT, IT FELT LIKE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR HER. AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF DIGNITY AND CARE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN. THE HOSPITAL DID OFFER A STATEMENT SAYING, QUOTE, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. WE ARE UNABLE TO COMMENT ON PENDING LITIGATION. A NEW PARK IN SOLANO COUNTY IS SET TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THIS WEEKEND, AS KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO EXPLAINS, IT’S A SPACE THAT HONORS THE LAND’S NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE AND IS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES. WE ARE NEAR THE GATES OF THIS OPEN SPACE THAT IS SET TO OPEN ON SATURDAY, AND WE’RE GETTING A GOOD LOOK AT THE TRAILS AND THE NATURAL WONDERS THAT ARE OFFERED HERE. THE PLANNERS OF THIS PARK SAY THEY HOPE THAT PEOPLE ENJOY IT AND REALIZE IT, FOR IT’S ACCESSIBILITY TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. NOW WE DO HAVE SOME PHOTOS TO SHOW YOU OF HOW THIS SPACE LOOKS AND FEELS ACROSS ITS 1500 ACRES. IT’S A SPACE. THE BETTER PART OF 15 YEARS IN THE MAKING AND INCLUDES ADA ACCESSIBLE TRAILS AND AMENITIES. IT’S ALSO A PLACE WHERE VISITORS CAN ENJOY 14 MILES OF TRAIL THAT PLANNERS SAY IS GREAT FOR HIKERS, MOUNTAIN BIKERS AND HORSEBACK RIDERS. THOSE PLANNERS ARE THRILLED TO SAY THIS IS ALL NOW READY FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND EXPERIENCE THE LAND, AND ALSO TO LEARN ABOUT ITS NATIVE AMERICAN SIGNIFICANCE, SPECIFICALLY TO THE YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION. THE PARK’S NAME IS NO WORK. LA KADOI DEHE OPEN SPACE PARK, WHICH TRANSLATES TO SOUTHERN ROCK, HOME OF THE PATWIN PEOPLE IN THE PATWIN LANGUAGE. IT’S A NAME THAT RESULTED FROM A VERY FORMAL, THOUGHTFUL PROCESS THAT INVOLVED THE TRIBAL COUNCIL. WE’RE GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT ARE WE GOING TO SHORTEN THE NAME AND WHEN YOU SHORTEN A NAME THAT HAS SIGNIFICANCE BECAUSE OF MEANING, IT DOESN’T MEAN THE SAME THING ANYMORE. AND SO PART OF WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON IS, IS EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT NAMES ARE AND WHY, SAYING THE WHOLE NAME MATTERS. SO WHEN THIS PARK OPENS ON SATURDAY, IT WILL COST YOU $5 TO PARK HERE. THEN YOU CAN GO IN AND ENJOY THE PARK’S AMENITIES. AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GOLDEN BEAR PASS HOLDERS AT STATE PARKS, THOSE PASSES WILL BE HONORED HERE AS WELL. REPORTING FROM SOLANO COUNTY MELANIE WINGO KCRA THREE NEWS. THE NEW OPEN SPACE IS WEST OF FAIRFIELD, LOCATED ALONG ROCKVILLE ROAD. ONCE OFFICIALLY OPENED, THE PARK WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WARRIORS HALL OF FAMER AL ATTLES HAS DIED. THE WARRIORS ANNOUNCED HE DIED IN HIS EAST BAY HOME ON TUESDAY SURROUNDED BY FAMILY. NICKNAMED THE DESTROYER, HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS PHYSICAL STYLE OF PLAY. HE WAS DRAFTED BY THE WARRIORS IN THE FIFTH ROUND OF THE 1960 DRAFT. HE WENT ON TO SPEND MORE THAN SIX DECADES WITH THE ORGANIZATION AS A PLAYER, GENERAL MANAGER, AND MOST RECENTLY A TEAM AMBASSADOR. ATTLES WAS ONE OF THE NBA’S FIRST BLACK HEAD COACHES.

7 injured in crash on Marconi Avenue in Sacramento, fire department says

Updated: 6:37 PM PDT Aug 21, 2024

Seven people were injured in a three-car collision on Wednesday, the Sacramento Fire Department said. Crews responded to Marconi Avenue at Connie Drive for the crash reported around 5:35 p.m.The fire department said the crash involved a minivan carrying seven people. Officials said one person was critically injured, another person sustained moderate injuries and five others had minor injuries. Drivers can expect some delays in the area.The crash remains under investigation.Stay tuned to KCRA 3 for more information.See our live traffic map for updates.Click the video player above to watch other noon headlines from KCRA News 3This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Seven people were injured in a three-car collision on Wednesday, the Sacramento Fire Department said.

Crews responded to Marconi Avenue at Connie Drive for the crash reported around 5:35 p.m.

The fire department said the crash involved a minivan carrying seven people.

Officials said one person was critically injured, another person sustained moderate injuries and five others had minor injuries.

Drivers can expect some delays in the area.

The crash remains under investigation.

Stay tuned to KCRA 3 for more information.

See our live traffic map for updates.

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