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Oh, so sad involve w/ children. People must drive more careful to prevent something happen like this. Life is precious! God bless them to be OK. Don’t drink, drive, sleep, or drive neglectlessly.

That is amazing pictures. My brother was on scene with a Metro Fire Medic.

why don’t people just learn how to drive responsible when there are children in there vehicle..

This was huge! 2 miles completely closed, 100 flares, lots of tape.

I just hear that a car was entering northbound HWY 99 at the eastbound Laguna onramp when he lost control of his vehicle while merging onto the freeway, the Minivan or the SUV hit the other causing the Minivan with the family inside to loose control.

im praying for everyone involved…..gotta take god with you everywhere and all the time.so many distractions thease days we all need to slow down and and pray all the time….

You idiot, why don’t you learn how to comprehend what you read before you comment. The driver of the suv lost control, not the driver of the van with the kids in it.

Seatbelts?

hey everydayjoe your way out of line. why dont you pay attention to the details at 9:54pm when MIke wrote his comment, they didnt know who hit who, then at 10:02 the article waas updated with the new information you are reading and commenting about 40 minutes later

It seems people LOOK for someone to crash into when the first drop of rain hits the streets. Really stupid.

Jerry G. for 1) I REALLY don’t think people intentionally wait for the rain and look for an opportunity to crash into others so your comment is just “really stupid”, accidents happen everyday rain or shine and 2) I am sure you have had your fair share of fender benders/accidents so don’t judge others. It was an accident, that is why they are called that.

Also all you other people that are posting mean and nasty things, have a little respect, someone died tonight, someone has lost their husband, brother, son, uncle, cousin whatever he might have been and it a shame that some of you have lost touch with your compassion for others and their loss.

My sympathy goes out to the family for their loss.

If this is the on-ramp that I thinks it is. It is a very dangerous one. A few years back my daughter had an accident entering the freeway from Laguna Blvd. Caltrans needs to look into it. Meanwhile, all our prayers should go out for the families involved.

Always problems with the people merging in the this metro area. That is an actual question the DMV driving test in California about who has the right of way, the merger or the mergee. In this case the minivan had right of way. The SUV needed to stay off the highway until it was clear for it to go safely among the vehicles already on it! People are always in a hurry. Fortunately the SUV idiot can blame the weather but I don’t buy it. Even if the rain was a factor causing slick roadways, there would have more cars out there sliding around, not just one SUV probably operated at too high of a speed in these onditions. And for the record, I have a prefect 30 yr driving record because I follow safety rules of the road and anticipate others do not. It is truly a terrible tragedy.

It wasn’t intentional and its seems the man was sad because of what happened.

And you could tell it wasn’t intentional because he could have also gotten hurt.Allah saved him.

We were not in either car and can not know what truly happened but it is a horrible accident and I am sure this man will feel the weight of the guilt for the rest of his days, let’s not be so quick to judge …I hope the children recover, I feel very sad for the man who lost his life…all the way around a very sad story.

James, are you one of those who also like think it’s ok to armchair cases/events and pass judgement w/o all the facts. You people never cease to amaze me. Have patience and wait for the story to develop.

People need to be very careful when driving on wet roads, no matter if it’s the first rain of the season or if it’s been raining quite a bit. Reduce their speed,. Also, one needs to allow more space between themselves & the vehicle in front of them. It doesn’t pay to be in a hurry. Allow extra time to get to where you’re going. Tragic accidents like this don’t need to happen.

Nonsense. Accidents don’t NEED to happen. If everyone honored the basic speed law this never would’ve happened. The driver of the 4runner is a murderer no matter how you spin it…(manslaughter, sure, but murder none the less). God won’t protect you from idiots. The smart people know: getting on the freeway is no different than walking onto a battlefield — half or more of the drivers want you dead. If you remind yourself of this every time you merge onto a freeway you will NEVER die in a freeway car accident. The minute you forget, though….god save us all.

Caltrans…the people who use reflective asphalt sealant in the cracks so that all westbound lanes magically merge into each other from the hours of 3pm on? You’re talking about an organization who’s never once driven down the lanes they “fix”. If they did, they’d know that they were creating a death trap. Call them. They’ll tell you “it’s the budget’s fault.” It’s alllwayyyyyssss the budget…common sense was bankrupt decades ago.

Again, the law is clear in that you can never blame the weather or road conditions…fog, snow, ice, rain… You cannot get a 4runner to spin out on wet asphalt unless you’re violating the basic speed law. The law exists for a reason. The basic speed law is one of the most overlooked and important, yet least enforced laws on the road… The shortcoming of this very law is that it relies on common sense and the subjectivity of the enforcing officer. How many yellow tarps until it changes…sadly.

smart man I could not have said that better everydayjoe

Driving neglectlessly works great for me!

I’ve been praying for work but for some reason GOD doesn’t answer.
Does that mean I’m gonna die in a car accident too?

Other than the rain. SUV models have a higher “kill-rate” per 1 million models on the road compared to other vehicles due to the four-wheel drive and size. I had a couple times when a SUV or van just literally cut over to my lane either without a shoulder check or did not see my car in their blind spots, and I almost lost control of my vehicle. Bottom line is people need to drive carefully when they’re in such a big vehicle. While they feel they’re safe and secure, they may easily wipe out somebody else on the road in a collision.

All you had to mention was 4Runner and the rest of the story told itself.

My prayers to the victims of this crash.

Correct. They are higher up, and most of the drivers actually believe they have better traction simply because they are an SUV.

Allah? What the Hell is A Allah

Thank you, Joe

People merge onto the highway now as if they have the right away and fools on the highway slow down to let them in.

april ur so right ,i ask GOD to be with me every tome i go anywhere ,as far as peeps fighting on here now thats wrong ,but God Bless the family that lost their love one

The driver blames the “wet road” rather than his own driving. Wet Roads = reduce speed and allow more space ahead. Be a man and admit its your own fault.

We were on hwy 99 last night and caught in this backup. I would say 1 out of 10 drivers were driving too fast, tail gating and/or cutting us off. I don’t recall the roads being slippery at all. There was some fog but it was not wet. I’d have to question the white SUV driver’s explanation. Speed, a lack of common courtesy and misjudgement were partially or all likely to blame.

Wet roads don’t “cause” accidents, it is how people drive on a wet road without adapting to the conditions that causes an accident. It isn’t the fact that it was an SUV vs. a “normal” car. Yes, both vehicles act/react differently but you should know your abilities and the limits of the vehicle you are driving in the road, weather and traffic conditions present.

Absolutely!

Two words BM,… English 101

Its hard to beieve but a great number of drivers do not understand the DMV law regarding merging on to the freeway as who has the right of way, come on people read the article “merge onto highway 99″

Amen. Everyone always blames the wet roads, fog, ect. Please, It’s time to start taking responsibilty for our own actions. This most likely could have been avoided with slower speeds and more caution do to the wet conditions. Simple as that!

Does anyone think that man caused that accident on purpose? I think not. It was an accident. That reported shouldn’t have reamed him about one person losing his life on camera the way he did-rubbing salt in the wound. That was unfair and unprofessional. People who wear seatbelts and children who are properly restrained are not usually ejected, so that issue needs to be looked at before this man blamed for this loss of life. He may have caused the accident but if they had been properly restrained, they may not have been killed.

Stupidity does not have to be on purpose. Do you drive on our highways? Do you see how fast and crazy most people drive? Wet roads and fog don’t slow people down. They drive very aggressive and fast even in these conditions. So, no it most likely wasn’t on purpose, but it might as well have been.

An example of paying too much attention to advertisement – a 4X4 SUV with all weather tire does not slip & slid on wet and snowy roads – these adds put too much false confidence if soooooooo many drivers – wet roads are unsafe conditions and extra care needs to be taken.

Victoria…GROW UP!! How can you be worried about proof reading after someone died innocently. I feel bad for you and your family.

Agree. People need to be reminded on their driving habits. Perhaps the DMV can do this training drivers the right ways of driving,? It scares me when people tailgating to avoid others merging in front of them. Or sometimes, they drive so close to the one in front of them thinking that was the right way of “keeping up with the flow”. Please do not drive fast on wet road, foggy condition or when you merge, change lane etc…And always wear the seatbelt, specially on the freeway for your sake!

And then there’s this “Northbound Highway 99 was shut down immediately after the accident but has since reopened all lanes to traffic.”

WHO reopened all lanes to traffic?

That is because these stories are outsourced to JuCo students or worse, India. And the proofreader is also from India, so there you go.

You guys are sure assuming a lot. If you were not there at the time, you have no idea what actually happened. As far as a 4×4 with all weather tires slipping and sliding on wet or snowy roads, it depends on how worn the tires are.

The last thing that guy drove was a camel… he was probably in shock but looked pretty clueless!!

one does not have to be there to know that the accident occurred. And when there is an accident, then someone usually did something stupid. It really doesn’t matter about anything else. someone died cuz of a poor decision made by another person. There is no assumptions on this point.

I believe this accident was caused by the SUV driver making the assumption that he had the right of way. I’ve lived in Elk Grove 11 years and i am amazed how many people get mad if the person on the freeway doesn’t yield for them. I’m not sure of their thought process but it seems they think the whole world should wait for them. I’ve even had cases of road rage on that on ramp. This may be a case of a selfish driver who pushed too far. It’s seems to be common practice in the Sacramento area. Might different from drivers down south.

Fine the clown in the 4runner and make him pay all damages! He was driving to fast for road conditions!!

cant you guys just be sympathetic? somebody dies, several injured. its not the time to do a blame game. it should have been avoided, yes, and the drivers shouldve been more careful, yes, but we’re past that. whether it was the driver, or the car, or even the wet road is to be blamed, people got hurt. leave the investigation to the police and lets not play guessing games. lets just be thankful its not us or any of our loved ones and be sorry and sympathetic to those who got hurt and to their families. but the biggest thing here is, we all learned our lessons here, both the victims and us readers. drive safe everyone! and victoria, proofread or not, WE ALL UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE WRITER MEANT.

Proof reading is good most of the times. Sometimes I had to read a piece of paragraph twice or 3 times trying to understand what the writer meant or even what the news was about!!. In this article, I didn’t have trouble understanding it…

If the 4 runner is equiped with a” limited slip locker” type rear end, and the pavement is wet, and He jumps on it, while merging, and one wheel slips, the other will lock in If they both lose traction, while he is making any slight turn, the rear end of the vehicle will “Tail walk: and” wash out”. All control is lost.

i thought that reoporter was an a$$….what gives a reporter the right to pass judgement. this is a tragic accident….

Ejected is code for “no seatbelts and no carseats”.

It is always sad one someone loses their lives, but this is a teachable moment. I live downtown, a place most people complain about driving around, yet every time I come to Elk Grove, I am amazed at how people drive. There are more aggressive drivers in Elk Grove than any other place in the Sacramento area. Almost every time I go to Elk Grove, I see people nearly causing accidents; cutting people off, wrecklessly trying to pass me on 99 when I am already driving 75mph. No one will let you merge or change lanes without first speeding up to be in front of you, and no one slows their speed when there is rain or fog. I don’t assume that I know what happened in this case, but I do know that they way people drive in Elk Grove is just appauling and just plain rude.

Which part did you think was written incorrectly? Maybe, “to the hospital FOR treatment, but come on!! The information was extremely clear to me.

Highway 99 is always a risky road, you never know what expect, especially from illiterate drivers

I agree with your comments. One thing people don’t understand is that we need to take action to stop other people from causing future accidents. What I see is people who won’t leave their lane because they don’t want other vehicles to pass them. I following a simple rule that others would be smart to follow; if the car behind me us driving faster, I move to the right. It’s not my job to slow them down, and make them mad, I get out of their way so the police can catch them. If I’m going 75 I still move right. Regardless of speed, the law always directs slower drivers move to the right. I do feel for the family but you are correct, we need to learn from this.

All you people frond the Valley don’t know how to drive. Do you see how fast and crazy most people drive? Wet roads and fog don’t slow people down. They drive very aggressive and fast even in these conditions or way to slow. HIGHWAY PATROL we need you to patrol this freeways. California need money .Started given some tikests to this stuped drivers.

If he had not “caused” the accident by driving too fast on wet roads and likely accelerating too quickly for the wet road conditions (and obviously he could see that the roads were wet), then there would have been no loss of life at all. The loss of life is purely 100% the responsibility of the man in the SUV who “caused” the crash (not accident) by driving too fast for the conditions. He should be cited for driving recklessly and for causing the accident, and be charged with involuntary manslaughter. If he hadn’t been driving too fast for the road conditions, the deceased would still be alive, and the family would all be together right now, without grieving.

I think the man who caused the crash can sit in jail and “grive” himself for a few years over his loss of freedom. At least he has his life and future when he is released!

I think that we have ALL driven too fast for the current driving conditions at one time or another but, if an accident happens because of that, we ARE responsible we SHOULD be charged. That’s this generation’s greatest fault, always blaming someone else. And yes, I DO think that the reporter had no business interviewing the car’s driver like he did. Anything for a “Killer” story. His boss should have a little talk with him.

Share to damp ROAD people Slow down & yield, I saw it all the time whenever I ready to head on the road, people are not yield each other, and not even slow down, that is what happen every days people. BE CONSIDER OTHER!

No one said that the accident did not happen. It is too bad that it did. The thing is that if you were not there you do not know what happened. You can guess/assume what happened and you could be right or you could be wrong.

Just saying,

Yielding for merging traffic is the law.

But it might not have been a yielding issue. Did it say which lane the minivan was driving in? I did not see that but I could have missed it.

Someone is dead and it appears as if several children were hurt and most of you are obsessed with typos. Get out of your mother’s basement!

I love India

I hate driving on 991 It’s very, very dangerous! I had a bad accident 15 years ago at Florin Rd and 99. God Bless the Families who were hurt.

@T it can be brand new aggressive off road tires and it wont matter WET PAVEMENT IS SLIPPERY and the bigger the tire the better chance of hydroplaning. so no it doesnt depend on how worn the tires are. fact is some idiot caused the loss of life of an innocent person

T do you know how stupid you sound? you yeild when you merge, not to merging traffic. you sound like a kid who needs to either re-read the drivers handbook or stay off the roads before you kill an innocent person.

In the second paragraph it reads: “had been pronounced dead” instead of “was been pronounced dead.”

“I am so sorry” was all he had to say with little emotion. He could barely speak English. How fast was he going if it was damp and what was he doing at the time yakking with someone. You drive according to weather conditions. Your attention is totally on the road.- period. Now were the kid strapped in I doubt it. So much woe. but let’s ask… Can we do it over ’cause I am so sorry…

Ooops, other way around…

You could be right. Could be wrong. It’s clear from your view that anyone not speaking good english would think about wearing seatbelts. Not to mention your compassion about his untimely death. Could happen to you any time.

This doesn’t even make a little bit of sense.

Who cares how it’s written-someone died!! Hello people-have some compassion–

Weare so uninformed. Thank you for your lesson in Driving 101

Oh they understand it alright. They’re the same ones who yell curse words and give the finger when it happens to them. I wonder how a fatal accident can turn into a blog of fault finding slams.

Thanks Robin

They are all armchair lawters. They want to be a TV judge Judy or lynch mob manager.

Most of them seem to be at home playing XBox

If you were there it wouldn’t change anything. Everyone is entitled to his opinion even if it isn’t relevent.

Now if he were blond and blue eyed it would have been a faulty vehicle hydroplaning incident.

You are the first person I have ever heard admitting to being guilty of anything. I blame my generation for failing to pass on some valuable lessons along with the advent of technology and video games. It is clear that some people are responsible and others- well, not so much. We are in this life as a team, not Rambo individuals and we need to protect each other just to survive. This includes our selfish attitude and thoughtless responses to all situations in life.

REALLY??!! You people focused on the grammatical mistakes of the post rather than the life that was lost, or the people that were injured, make me sick. Not to mention the people that placed their judgment on the whole situation… like you all are so frickin’ perfect all of the time. Did any of you stop to think that the family/friends of the victims might read your ridiclously hurtful and stupid remarks?? Would it kill you all to be supportive, encouraging, or compassionate? Karma, karma, karma!!!!

Ok, we’ll mind, just don’t get mad and spank.

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You mean “HAS BEEN”?

CHP, duh. But who cares who did. It reopened, period.

Were you still reading that 45 minutes later? Are you still reading now?

have some respect for the family, that was our cousin!!!!

So sorry to the injured ones get well

India..? i dont think so, not this type of journalism work. btw, if u didn’t know India is what USA fear the most, b/c they are #1 in becoming the world’s leading educator and speaks English than China. eg) indian institute of technology (IIT) is world’s #1, Top U.S. Schools Harvard, MIT are 2nd choice for Smart U.S. and Other countries Students.

Condolences to the family!! So sorry for your loss!

Wow you people complaining about the way the storie is written suck. Come on a man died and six other people are injured. Have some respect for the family, At least the driver said sorry, and he SPOKE English.

This was my cousin…. this is devastating news for my family. Please, people – have a little respect.

You guys kill me!! OMG are you guys seriously going to argue over some stupid stuff? Like come on now get over it already.. Like every one else has been saying read and discuss the real topic of the story which is that people got hurt here and some one lost their life!! My prayers go out the all the families in this accident.

Im sooo sorry for your loss , my prayers go out to the family. all these people talking about dumb stuff besides the point are idiots ! like have some respect for the family ; youd want it if it was your family so stop acting arrogant ! thankss

My daughter works with your cousin in law at Mercy….so sad and ignore the ignorant comments…it is just that, ignorance. We are praying for your family, the recovery of everyone and their future…so saddened by this unfortunate accident…

Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate the fact that there are people out there with a heart. It doesn’t help our grief stricken family to read such horrible comments left by others. This is a horrible accident that took the life of a young man, and he doesn’t deserve such disrespect. He was a father, a husband, and a son, and we are all lost without him.

agreed Vicky. Bless your heart! my prayers goes to the families of the victims. God Bless us All.

People need to really be careful and PAY attention. Especially at night and when the weather is bad (obviously). Stop driving SO da#$ fast, stop popping in and out of lanes and stay off each others a$$e$!! A lot can be learned, if you would just slow down and think about WHO MIGHT BE IN THE CAR NEXT TO YOU. A newborn baby, a sick child, or a regular human being. Stop being so careless PEOPLE! May all those who were injured, get well and for the person who died, may they rest in peace.

[...] injuries and one fatality were reported when an Toyota 4Runner spun out of control collided with a minivan. The driver was uninjured, and the cause of the accident was listed as wet roads. One person was [...]

That was my husband that was killed he was a beautiful man that did not deserve this. I would just like to thank every one that helped us on that horrible night, and to let you know that my son that was also injuried very badly is now completely back to normal and doing well. He did fracture his skull and had a brain bleed and swelling, he also fractured his neck and pelvis. You would never know it to see him now. The loss that we suffered, the pain that this has caused I cant explain. My heart is broken and I will never be the same neither will my children. That was going to be our first night in our new house we had just stopped to get pizza and rent a movie, we were on our way home to have a great night with our kids. In a split second our lives we ruined forever by someones carelessnes. I wish I would of noticed that he didnt fasten his seat belt so I could remind him but I didnt. David was a great person, father and friend and I will miss him every second of my life. Again thank you to every one that helped us that night all the people that helped get my kids out of the car and gave them your jackets and covered them and kept them warm, I remeber all of your faces and all of your kind words. It really ment alot to me to know that there are still kind people in the world and I will never forget you.

OH and by the way all my kids were strapped in and we were going below the speed limit it was the careless other driver that hit us, ( caused the accident and admitted to being at fault )you should be questioning. We were a great family and good parents, the world would be a better place if my man was still in it. The only thing he could be blamed for is not fastening his own seat belt and when have all been punnished more that enough for that mistake. So yeah the comments about us are not necessary…