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2 pedestrians killed by suspected DUI driver in Sacramento County

The crash happened near North Highlands along the 5100 block of Elk Horn Boulevard.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two pedestrians were killed after a collision involving a suspected DUI driver near North Highlands Tuesday evening.

The California Highway Patrol said the driver of a Honda Civic was traveling east on Elkhorn Boulevard and swerved onto the sidewalk for unknown reasons.

Both pedestrians were hit on the sidewalk and pronounced dead at the scene. A police spokesperson said the pedestrians were a man and a woman, possibly in their 50s or 60s.

The driver, identified as 20-year-old Alyssa Sandoval of North Highlands, was arrested on suspicion of DUI. She was booked into the county jail.

The crash was reported around 8:27 p.m. along the 5100 block of Elkhorn Boulevard, not far from Hillsdale Boulevard.

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