The name of the Sacramento man who died Wednesday morning when his vehicle fell from a transition road onto southbound Interstate 5 following a collision has been released by the Sacramento County Coroner.
He was identified as Scott Michael Peterson. The coroner's department listed his age as 30 years old.
The collision occurred about 5:45 a.m. as a 20-year-old Sacramento woman was driving a 2004 Mitsubishi from southbound I-5 onto the eastbound Highway 50 transition road.
A CHP news release gave this account of events:
The woman was about 15 feet behind a 2003 Chevrolet in the far left lane when it began to slow due to congestion ahead. In an attempt to avoid a collision, she quickly turned the steering wheel to the right, entering the adjoining lane, directly in the path of a 2000 Toyota. The left front of the Toyota struck the right rear side of the Mitsubishi, which spun out of control.
The Toyota driven by Peterson lost its left front tire, causing the driver to lose control. The Toyota struck the guardrail on the left side of the roadway, rolled over the railing and fell into the southbound lanes of I-5.
The Toyota landed on its left side and caught fire. Peterson was unable to escape and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Mitsubishi and her passenger, a 6-month-old boy, were taken to UC Davis Medical Center with minor injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet, a 22-year-old Sacramento man, was not injured.
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