A 15-year-old girl has died days after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Bruceville and Calvine roads in Sacramento. Police responded to the scene just after 6 p.m. Friday and found the girl down on the roadway. She was taken to a hospital, where she died on Sunday. The Sacramento Police Department confirmed the death Monday.
The driver stayed at the scene, and investigators say DUI does not appear to be a factor. This was not a hit-and-run, and no evidence of impairment has been cited so far. The girl’s identity has not been released, and police have not announced any arrests or citations in connection with the crash.
The location itself is drawing attention. Bruceville and Calvine sits in a heavily traveled part of south Sacramento, where school traffic, commute hours, and neighborhood foot traffic all overlap. A teen pedestrian death at an intersection like that tends to make families ask harder questions about crosswalk visibility, turning traffic, and whether current safety measures are enough. Before any policy debate, though, there is a family in Sacramento grieving a daughter this week. What would make you feel safer crossing Sacramento intersections like Bruceville and Calvine?
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