A young woman was thrown from her car and killed early today, closing down Interstate 80 near Interstate 5 for a few hours in the early morning, California Highway Patrol officials reported.
The incident involved two vehicles driving eastbound on I-80 at about 2 a.m. said Todd Van Lindt, spokesman for the North Sacramento office of the CHP.
Two women in their early 20s were in a green 2001 Mercury SUV when, for unknown reasons, it clipped a blue 1995 Toyota Tercel in a lane ahead of it.
Both cars spun out of control.
The Toyota went through a chain link fence and came to rest on a divider between the I-80 lanes and the I-5 transition to I-80.
The 41-year-old driver and his 38-year-old passenger had no injuries, Van Lindt said.
The SUV hit the I-80 center median and overturned, ejecting both occupants who were not wearing restraints.
The driver was thrown over the median guard rail into westbound lanes where she was hit by other vehicles.
She was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:12 a.m., Van Lindt said.
Her passenger ended up in the median with a broken back and other injuries.
Officials are still investigating the cause of the accident, but believe alcohol may have been a factor as there are reports the women were coming from a party.
This accident is obviously a tragedy for everyone involved.
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