ELK GROVE, Calif. — Five people are dead after a solo-vehicle crash along Highway 160 Thursday evening.
Officer Mark Leavitt, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, said the crash was reported just before 5:30 p.m., about a mile south of Freeport Bridge. Leavitt said an Escalade hit a tree and the collision ultimately killed three women and two men.
He said a man most likely involved with the crash was also involved in a carjacking in the same area.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office became involved after a 911 call, which ultimately led to a chase that ended in Elk Grove near a golf course at Elk Grove Boulevard and Fire Poppy Drive, according to CHP.
A sheriff's spokesperson said the Highway 160 crash was possibly connected to the chase deputies were engaged in.
The man was ultimately detained and taken to a hospital for possible injuries.
It's not known whether drugs or alcohol were a factor.
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