Crime

Wrong-way crash on I-80 in Colfax kills 2 people

By Jose Fabian, Brandon Downs

Updated on: June 21, 2025 / 10:34 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento

2 die in wrong-way crash on Interstate 80 in Placer County

A wrong-way crash in Colfax killed two people early Saturday morning, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.

Around 6 a.m., the sheriff's office said a crash happened on eastbound Interstate 80, west of Highway 174.

The California Highway Patrol said the crash involved a wrong-way car and a big rig. Both people inside the car died and the big rig driver was not injured, the CHP said.

𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐈-𝟖𝟎 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐱 𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 All eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 are currently closed at Canyon...
Posted by Placer County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, June 21, 2025

Eastbound I-80 was closed for about three hours. It was reopened around 9:20 a.m.

Jose Fabian

Jose Fabian is a web producer for CBS Bay Area where he reports on local crime, politics and breaking news. He studied political science and journalism at Sacramento State and was born and raised in Northern California.