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Woman Killed In I-80 Accident

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A female driver died and a passenger was seriously hurt in an early morning accident on Interstate 80.

The California Highway Patrol said an SUV was traveling on eastbound Interstate 80 between the Interstate 5 junction and Truxel Road when it clipped another car, causing both drivers to spin out of control.

The SUV struck the center median, ejecting both occupants. The driver was thrown over the guard rail and into oncoming traffic, where she was struck by other vehicles and killed.

The other occupant was rushed to the hospital with a broken back and other injuries.

Authorities are still investigating the crash but say alcohol may have been a factor.

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  • MAB

    My condolences to the families involved . It’s sounds like they were NOT wearing seat belts ?

  • John Wayne

    Lew,
    You’re an idiot! Most driving-related fatalities/injuries are caused my MALE drivers.

    • Peggy

      So E’s name is Lew and I take it your his friend. Tell E he is heartless and Karma will get him 3 times fold.

  • Wyliecoyote

    No seat belts? Hard to get ejected with them on or airbags etc………..

  • Ron

    Could have be worse i guess

  • gunga Din

    Hi: Just drove I-80 through the storm… I want to take a different way back home. Left home for sunshine only to get more rain and even snow I-80 was closed for a day and it was a big mess.

  • Sad

    This is just horrible… I read the other article about this…. A little more detail…

    The Girls were only 20 years old… I pray that the girl with the broken back makes a full recovery, although it is highly unlikely.

    They were going home from a party, where there was alcohol served, and they beleive they had been drinking.

    When are people going to start looking out for one another…??? The Host of the party should have been aware that these girls were going to drive drunk… The host should have taken their keys, in fact, the host should have taken everybody’s keys at the begining of the party, and only those who were sober would get their keys to leave, and the others would just either take a cab home, or stay as a guest of the host.

    20 years old….. That was way to young to die, and die the way she did… I can not get that picture out of my head, of her flying and flipping over the guardrail and flying into traffic, going westbound, and being hit several times by other cars…. Can you just imagine if you were a driver of one of the other cars??? How horrible… I and probably many others are going to have some bad nightmares tonight…

    I am so sorry for the families of these two…. And thank god the other 2 that she clipped on the freeway were not hurt, or so the article says….

    Please say a prayer for the young girl who has broken her back…. I just can’t imagine what she must be going through… And the families, pray for them to have the strength to get through this ordeal. Pray that they are blessed with good health and that at some point, that their spirits are lifted and feel some peace.

    ——————————————————————————————–

    God rest her little soul….

    • Peggy

      Thank you for your thoughts but you got a little to graffic with how my step-daughter died and it hurts. Although I know that wasn’t your intentions but the family can view this. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Everyone please remember to watch out for each other.

  • mikeLack

    life is tough…..it’s even tougher when your stupid.

  • Stay home

    Like my dad used to say… nothing good ever happens after midnight. These girls were drinking and out driving at 2 a.m. Recipe for disaster.

  • bri

    how sad, saw a old lady once in that same area in a Suburu in roll it and come out of the car on I80. the car I’m sure had lap belts and attached shoulder belts, and the lady didn’t fasten her lap belt and as the car went over and the door flew open she went out! I saw on the news once about these type of belts and how this happens. My coustin had a Escort once that had thses belts and I lectured her about making sure her lap belt was fastened

  • CAHWYSRBAD

    Call me a naive Kansas girl, I don’t care – but as a new CA transplant, the first thing I’ve noticed is the unbelievable careless, rude, dangerous driving. Putting on a blinker means you tell the guy behind you to SPEED UP AND PASS YOU FAST so that you can’t get in front of them (God forbid). Merging is not for the faint of heart, or timid.. the drivers behind me get so close to my bumper I can see their pupils (and I’m not a slow driver)… and dare I try to leave some space between myself and the car ahead of me – as that’s a call to other drivers to FILL the space quickly. Yesterday, I watched a honda sedan weave so closely between cars of all lanes – nearly causing no less than 3 near-accidents – only to slow down later – the occupants laughing – having done all the weaving and cutting off of drivers for nothing. I’ve lived all over the world, I’ve driven the autobahn for years, I’ve driven in 3rd world countries with no traffic laws, and I’ve driven in countries that drive on the opposite side of the road.. and never have I encountered such horrible drivers. :o (

    • JJ

      Then LEAVE!!

    • spinout

      Overly cautious people can CAUSE accidents when they don’t adapt to the way people drive, or they are indiciisive. And yet, somehow they think everyone else is driving crazy.

  • safedriverforlife

    Agreed…Midwestern transplant here and concur with all of the above. Many more bad drivers on average here. Will be very cautious until I can leave this mess.

    • Peggy

      You know what all you mean people I’m just going to report your comments. You have no heart. Those who don’t like the drivers here then leave and go back to your home states or 3rd world country. Like you have never made a bad judgement in your life. Your all just perfect. How dare you make your comments about my step-daughter and what happened. It’s a traggic and sad. Did you know her brother (my son) just had to come home on emergency leave to bury his little sister. My son is serving our great Country, has done two tours in Iraq, so that you all can sit here and say mean and mellisious statements about his baby sister. This is a tragic accident not a debate on how we drive. Try this imagine the grief of lossing your child and having to lay her to rest. Oh and she has a name it’s Krystal.

      • A.Romine

        i miss krystal so much and wish i could talk to her again.. thursday was the last time and it was not long enough.. :/

  • KRISTYN KANE

    TO ALL THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW- IM AT THE HOSPITAL WITH THE SURVIIVING PASSENGER- MYSISTER. SHE IS WELL RECOVERING- HER BACK IS ONLY FRACTURED ALSO A COUPLE FRACTURED RIBS, MAINLY ROAD RASH, BUMPS, AND BRUISES. OTHER THAN THAT SHE JUST MISSES HER FRIEND AND HER SON, WHO IS AT HOME WITH GRANDMA & GRAMPA. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FAMILY OF THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO PASSED AWAY, SHE WILL BE MISSED.

    -KRISTYN

    • Brenda

      Thats great news =) Please dont listen to all the dumb comments on here ever single one of us have made horrible decisons at one time or another and the only thing that seperates us from these two young ladies is we made it home so god bless your sister and you all just concentrate on her full recovery.

    • Peggy

      Thanks for the update Kristyn I’m glad she is doing so well physically. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers as we prepare to lay our precious angel Krystal to rest.

    • Peggy

      Hope your sister is doing better today. Keeping her in my thoughts and prayers.

  • delphia morris

    i pray for my cousin with the broken back i love u

  • Peggy

    Oh it’s the coward with bad Karma. That idiot as you call her was my step-daughter, my son is on his way home through the red cross. Because he is serving our great country so idiots like you can make mean and melisious comments about the death of his baby sister. My boys are devistated as is the rest of the family. Loved your comment about the biker too. Karma will get you.

  • Melissa

    Anyone who can say something NEGATIVE like that is a cold heartless person. Whether the consequences of action or not you’re disgusting to even say something as rude as that over a 20 year old girl who passed away!! And then to argue over it as well!?! The nerve of some people…

    • Peggy

      You tell them.I’ve already got one comment pulled by E. He says rude things about everyone. Karma will get him three times fold.

  • CW

    E, I find your comments outrageous, yes this tragedy could have been avoided. But it is a tragedy none the less. Peggy I pray for you and your family. And please don’t listen for one minute to this heartless jerk. He didn’t know your daughter, and this article doesn’t tell the story of her life, only how she died.
    It doesn’t say that she loved to volunteer to help others or how she loved her family and friends. So to the rest of the idiot’s out there who think they can get the whole story from one short article, you can’t. So please keep your nasty comment’s to yourself.

    • Peggy

      Thanks CW. E I reported he had made the same cruel comment about the bikers who went down. I notice now that his comments have been pulled. And your right you can’t get all the information from one article and a lot of the time the articles are way off base. Now we are collecting donations so we can bury our Angel Krystal. She made a mistake and it cost her her life. I wish Sad wouldn’t of been so graffic. I don’t know what other articles she read because I can’t find any. And some of the information she mentioned the family didn’t have. I just don’t need to hear about how my step-daughter was repeatedly ran over. She was a beautiful person may she rest in peace.

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  • Abbey Rose

    Krystal Sigler was a personal friend of mine in high school. I believe that she shouldn’t be criticized for her choices by people who never even knew her. She paid her price and made an impact on my whole town. The day she died it was like grey sadness swept over everyone and everything. She was in my drama class my freshman year when i met her, and saturday night during our play we dedicated the show to her and left a seat empty in the front row. She was supposed to be there that night but met death early that morning. I feel sorry for those who didn’t know her. She was a beautiful, talented, and fun girl. You all may say she got what she deserved for drinking and driving, but nobody deserves to die for one mistake.
    I love krystal, and I’ll never forget her. All the cynical comments and people on here obviously have never known pain, or are just too proud to admit it. Either way, you never knew her, and despite her bad choices, you have no right to talk about her.

    It was a tragic accident and I can’t even begin or want to imagine the sequence of events.

    Thank you to all of those who offer their sympathy and condolences. She will be greatly missed.

    R.I.P Krystal, I love you girl, see you on the other side <3

  • A.Romine

    the girl who passed was a girl i dated this year and my valentines date. and this news was a shock to myself and the whole community. it has taken its toll. i still cant sleep. please try to not say the girls are stupid bc im pretty sure they know whats they did. people lost a sweet woman who always made the right choices but the one night she doesnt it is her last. everyone makes mistakes and we must live from them. she didnt deserve this and it kills me to know shes gone. we dont know why seatbelts werent worn but god had a bigger plan for her and shes here watching over me, the passenger, who i will not name, and everyone else she touched with her huge smile and oh so sweet voice. i loved her and regret not letting her know everyday but i know shes here and watching. the family and friends who knew her are in pain so just please read your posts before submitting. they do nothing but sting us of how she left this world….. rip my angel. i love you. and to the passenger. get well. be safe and learn. :/

  • A.Romine

    krystal did not have a single mean bone in her body. she was always smiles and stood up for what she believed in and what she thought. she was someone i wished i could be, deep down, with a heart of gold. dont presume to judge for when the time comes you too, shall also be judged.. she lives within me and the others in this town and is protecting us.. i k now shes with me, i feel her, and she would want everyone to just keep her memory alive and remember her for who she was, not for what she did.. i can get mad about what happened all i want but it wont bring her back. and you inconsiderate bloggers with no respect think its okay to state what you wish because its online. nooo. someone is always watching and is always listening. have some remorse for the ones who lost their angel in person, and now have to have her as a gaurdian angel instead..to my krystal baby: rip my babygirl. ill be seeing you in my dreams and as i close my eyes. i love you krystal!.. now and forever.. watch over me and your family, they love you so much, and i do tooo. :/

    love always,
    A.J. Romine

    • Abbey Rose

      What A.J. said. She cannot be replaced, and will not be forgotten. I love you and miss you Krystal.

  • TC

    I really feel for your loss – and I am greatly disturbed by some of the heartless comments. Whether she was drunk, or not, no one deserves to die like that. I am just glad to hear that there were not as many injuries as there could have been.

    Oh, and btw, it’s spelled “malicious”.

  • precious a.

    Guys if u dont have anything nice to say then dnt say anything at all.. I have a whole lot more to say to u heartless people but im sure they wont allow that type of launguage.. That beaitiful girl your talking bad about is my baby cousin and you all know nothing about her.. Only what you read. What you need to think about is how you would feel if that was your mother, brother, sister. Or cousin but im sire you think your to good or your above something like that happening to you… Well news flash!!!! It can happen to anyone of us at any time. You will be judged for your heartlessness when your day comes!!! For the kind people, thank you all for ur thoughts and prayers.. Rip krystal.. You stay on my mind baby girl.. We all love you sweetie! You will be missed andNEVER FORGOTTEN

  • precious a.

    language…. misspell

  • s.d

    what is the name of the girl who was the passenger?

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