1 Killed, 2 Injured As Car Goes Off I-80 In Dixon, Hits Building

Dixon CA

01 May, 2020

5:53 PM

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DIXON, CA — One person was killed and two others suffered major injuries when a driver went off the freeway in Dixon, and, according to witnesses, hit a tree and the side of a building, the California Highway Patrol said. Alcohol- and/or drug impairment are suspected in the solo-vehicle crash, which was reported at 3:04 p.m. off eastbound Interstate Highway 80, just east of Pitt School Road, according to CHP Spokesman Miguel Camarena. A 79-year-old man who was riding as a passenger in the 1997 white Toyota sedan died in the crash. He was identified by the Solano County coroner's office as Floyd Merchant of Sacramento. A second person riding in the car suffered major injuries. The driver of the car, a 56-year-old Sacramento woman, also suffered major injuries. Her name was not immediately released by the CHP. One lane of eastbound I-80 was closed for over an hour Thursday afternoon as the crash was investigated. The crash remains under investigation; anyone driving in the area at the time of the incident who has not already spoken with CHP is asked to call 707-428-2100. Bay City News Service contributed to this report.