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The Sacramento Brief May 26, 2026 - Toddler Critically Injured, Deadly Hit-and-Run, and Sacramento’s New City Historian · The Sacramento Brief

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  Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief, your
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  weekday roundup of overnight headlines and what's
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  ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's Tuesday,
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  May 26, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A 15 -month
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  -old girl is recovering after being run over
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  in a parking lot of a Sacramento County apartment
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  complex Monday morning. According to the CHP,
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  the collision happened around 11 .47 a .m. in
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  the 9100 block of Tuolumne Drive in the La Riviera
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  neighborhood. Investigators say the toddler was
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  with her father in the parking lot when a driver
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  of a Ford C -MAX entered the area and did not
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  see the child before the collision. Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's deputies were the first to arrive
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  and immediately began CPR on the unresponsive
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  toddler before she was transported to the UC
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  Davis Medical Center. CHP says the little girl
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  suffered a skull fracture along with other major
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  injuries that have not been fully identified.
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  At this point, investigators have not identified
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  or indicated whether drugs or alcohol were involved,
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  and the investigation remains ongoing. And in
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  South Sacramento, CHP are searching for a driver
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  involved in a deadly hit -and -run crash that
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  killed a motorcyclist Monday evening. The collision
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  happened around 6 .30 p .m. near Florin Road
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  and Power Inn Road. According to CHP, South Sacramento,
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  the suspect's vehicle is believed to be a bright
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  blue Nissan Maxima. CHP says the driver made
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  an illegal U -turn directly in front of the oncoming
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  motorcycle. The rider was critically injured
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  and later died while being transported to the
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  hospital. The suspect's vehicle fled the scene
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  and was last seen traveling southbound on Power
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  Inn Road. No additional suspect information has
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  been released at this time, but they are asking
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  that anyone with information contact the CHP
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  South Sacramento office at 916 -897 -5600. In
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  City Watch, the Sacramento City is getting a
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  new official storyteller. The city of Sacramento
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  is named Ty Smith as the city's new city historian.
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  Beginning June 1st, Smith brings more than two
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  decades of experience in Sacramento's history,
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  museums, education, and cultural preservation
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  through his work with the California State Parks.
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  His most recently served as the museum director
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  for the California State Railroad Museum and
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  Old Sacramento State Historic Park. In his new
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  role, Smith will oversee the Center for History,
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  the Center for Sacramento History, one of the
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  region's largest historical archives containing
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  millions of photographs, documents, oral histories,
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  and historic film recordings dating back to the
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  1800s. The collection includes the Tower Records
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  Archives, the Eleanor McClatchy Collection, and
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  historic KCRA and KOVR television footage used
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  in documentaries and films around the world.
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  City leaders say the goal is not only to preserve
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  Sacramento's history, but helping residents better
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  connect with people, neighborhoods, and stories
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  that shape the capital city. Smith says Sacramento's
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  history is still alive in everyday experiences
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  of the people who live here, and he hopes to
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  help the community better understand its future
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  through its past. And for today's weather, it's
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  mostly sunny with a high near 74 degrees. Light
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  winds through the afternoon with partly cloudy
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  overnight with lows dropping to around 53 degrees.
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  For events happening around the region today,
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  is the final session of the musical theater dance
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  for adults 60 and over at the Clara Studios in
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  Midtown. The beginner -friendly workshop focuses
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  on Broadway -style dance, movement, choreography,
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  and performance in a welcoming environment designed
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  for all ability levels. And tomorrow evening,
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  Soil Born Farms in Rancho Cordova host a class
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  called Nervines and Adaptogens. for calm and
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  well -being. The workshop focuses on herbs commonly
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  used to support stress relief, resilience, and
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  overall wellness. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links to today's events
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  in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting
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  me with your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and
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  I'll see you tomorrow.