Sacramento, CA | A passenger and ejected driver survived a crash with multiple rollovers on Highway 99.

Just before midnight Friday evening, a vehicle traveling north bound on Highway 99 lost control at the 47th East exit area, stated Steven Blanco who witnessed the whole incident.  He stated vehicle rolled several times off the freeway, across the on ramp and into the middle of the clover leaf section, ejecting the driver several feet from the vehicle.

Fire, paramedic and law enforcement crews arrived quickly, stabilizing the ejected driver and extricating the passenger. Both were transported to the hospital via paramedics.

Steven stated that they were all part of a group heading to the Fabulous Forties to see the homes and Christmas lights. He stated that two of the cars in the group took off and then he saw the one vehicle loose control, flipping off the freeway, across the onramp and coming to rest against trees in the clover leaf.

Steven said after seeing that he was going back home and would visit the Fabulous Forties another night.


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