Elk Grove police investigating crash that left 2 dead on Waterman Road
ELK GROVE – A crash left two people dead in Elk Grove early Tuesday morning, police said.
Elk Grove police said officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Waterman Road, near Elliot Springs Drive, just after 5 a.m. Investigators believe the driver, a 21-year-old man, lost control and then crashed into a light pole.
Both the driver and a passenger, a 21-year-old woman, died at the scene, police said.
The two were identified as Leiver Montiel Munoz and Tamara Gutierrez, according to the Sacramento County Coroner's Office.
Investigators believe speed was a factor in the crash, police said.
Due to the crash investigation, Waterman Road was closed between Elliot Springs Drive and Sheldon Road. The road reopened to traffic just before 11 a.m.