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The Sacramento Brief Tuesday October 20, 2026 Big Rig Crash Shuts Down Highway 99, Four Injured · The Sacramento Brief

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  This is the Sacramento Brief, your weekday roundup
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  of overnight headlines and what's ahead across
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  the city. I'm Carol. It's Tuesday, October 20th,
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  2026. Let's get you caught up. Four people were
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  injured in a multi -vehicle crash involving a
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  big rig on Highway 99 in Elk Grove last night.
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  The crash happened in the southbound lanes just
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  south of Laguna Boulevard, according to Cosimnes
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  River. Fire Department, four vehicles in a big
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  rig were involved. Four people were taken to
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  the hospital. One suffered major injuries, while
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  the other three had minor injuries. The big rig
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  blocked all southbound lanes, forcing a temporary
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  closure. Those lanes have since reopened. And
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  in downtown Sacramento, a motorcyclist was seriously
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  injured in a crash yesterday afternoon. Sacramento
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  police responded just after 4 .20 p .m. near
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  7th and R Street, where two vehicles, including
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  a motorcycle, had collided. The motorcycle was
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  taken to the hospital with major injuries, but
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  was reported to be in stable condition. Road
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  closures were put in place during the investigation,
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  but officers since cleared the scene. Looking
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  at your Tuesday forecast. There could be a light
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  patch of fog between 7 and 9 this morning. After
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  that, expect partly sunny skies with a high near
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  72. Tonight, clouds move in with a slight chance
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  of showers or thunderstorms between 11 p .m.
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  and 2 a .m. The overnight low will be around
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  54 with a 20 % chance of rain. You're tuned into
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  notes. And now, back to The Brief. Sacramento
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  filmmakers can get some free help navigating
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  the city's film grant program. The workshop called
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  Understanding Sacramento's Film Grants is happening
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  Thursday, October 22nd from 6 to 8 p .m. at Futures
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  Explored on R Street. City staff will explain
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  the application process ahead of the next grant
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  period, which opens November 15th. Since launching
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  in 2021, Sacramento Film Grants Program has awarded
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  more than $307 ,000 to 41 projects. Registration
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  for something to do tonight, Painting and Vino
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  is hosting a vibrant emerald aura paint and sip
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  at River City Brewing Company in Carmichael.
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  The three -hour event starts at 5 p .m. and gives
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  a chance. to create an aura -inspired painting
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  while enjoying a drink and a relaxed atmosphere.
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  And looking ahead, A Seat at the Table Books
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  in Elk Grove hosts its recurring board game night.
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  The free community gathering is held tomorrow
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  from 5 to 7 p .m. and is actually every second
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  Wednesday of the month. And you can come with
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  friends or show up solo for games and a chance
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  to meet some new people. That's all for today's
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  Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links to today's
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  events in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you
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  for trusting me with your morning. Be safe, stay
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  sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.