Sheila Berry and Ethel Riley Killed in North Highlands Crash at Watt Avenue and Don Julio Boulevard
North Highlands, California (October 30, 2021) – The two street vendors who were struck and killed by a vehicle in North Highlands on Friday afternoon have been identified as sisters, according to a local news source.
Sheila Berry, 60, and Ethel Riley, 56, died following the accident that happened in the area of Watt Avenue and Don Julio Boulevard on Friday, October 29.
Investigators said an 18-year-old driver was trying to beat the yellow light at the intersection when she went off the side of the intersection and slammed into a street vendor tent occupied by the two sisters.
Sheila Berry and Ethel Riley Killed in North Highlands Collision
Both Berry and Riley died following the collision.
Crews responded to the incident and cleaned up the wreckage at the scene.
The accident is under investigation.
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