Man Changing Flat Tire Killed in Highway 50 Crash in Sacramento

Four Men Struck Outside of Vehicle on Freeway

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. (August 19, 2026) — Dionicio Romero Flores, 34, of Rancho Cordova, died late Sunday night when he was hit by a car while changing a flat tire on the shoulder of Highway 50 in Sacramento, according to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.

Three other men who were with him and changing the tire were also hit. They suffered minor to major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol report.

The four men were changing the flattened tire around 11:35 p.m. on Sunday, August 16th on SR-50 near 34th Street in Sacramento.

At the same time, a driver in an SUV drifted off the roadway onto the shoulder and struck all four men, police said.

Paramedics responded and confirmed the death of 34-year-old Dionicio Romero Flores of Rancho Cordova. Meanwhile, another man was transported by ambulance to the hospital with major injuries, and two men were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

Finally, the driver of the SUV stopped and cooperated with the investigation into the deadly collision.

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