{"id":3424,"date":"2026-05-25T21:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/motorist-dies-after-capital-city-freeway-crash-near-marconi-avenue-exit\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:01:45","slug":"motorist-dies-after-capital-city-freeway-crash-near-marconi-avenue-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/motorist-dies-after-capital-city-freeway-crash-near-marconi-avenue-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorist dies after Capital City Freeway crash near Marconi Avenue exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A motorist was killed Monday morning along the Capital City Freeway after their vehicle crashed into a pole down an embankment next to the Marconi Avenue exit.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/catastrophic-chemical-tank-explosion-threat-is-off-the-table-officials-say\/\">Catastrophic chemical tank explosion threat is \u2018off the table,\u2019 officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>California Highway Patrol officers closed a lane of traffic at the Marconi Curve, a section of freeway that divides Sacramento and Arden Arcade, after the crash, which was reported around 5 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>CHP logs indicated the vehicle, described as a blue Dodge SUV, went 10 to 15 feet down an embankment after leaving the off-ramp.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/jesuit-vacaville-elk-grove-runners-shine-at-cif-masters-track-championships\/\">Jesuit, Vacaville Elk Grove runners shine at CIF Masters Track championships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office was expected to identify the driver once next of kin are notified of the the death.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/memorial-day-weather-wind-gusts-expected-in-sacramento-area-delta\/\">Memorial Day weather: Wind gusts expected in Sacramento area, Delta<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A driver died after crashing into a pole off an embankment by the Marconi Avenue exit on the Capital City Freeway; CHP closed a lane during the early morning response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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