Authorities identified 51-year-old Quanda McGadney as the Caltrans worker who lost her life after being hit by a vehicle Friday morning in Vacaville.
As per the initial information, the authorities actively responded to the area at westbound I-80, west of Lagoon Valley Road at about 10:03 a.m. on reports of a hit-and-run collision. The driver of a white Mazda 3 hit a pedestrian and immediately left the scene. Caltrans officials later identified the victim as Quanda McGadney, a landscape maintenance worker for the department.
McGadney died while she was working. Caltrans stated that she had been with the department since 2018, but had served California for more than 18 years. McGadney died of her injuries at the scene. The driver was arrested by a CHP officer a short time after the accident in Fairfield with assistance from Fairfield Police Department.
The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Taje Jakkar Holliman, of San Francisco. He was detained and booked into Solano County Jail on multiple charges, including hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter. CHP Solano and Golden Gate Division are handling the crash.
The events leading up to the crash remain unknown at this time. McGadney is survived by her 9-year-old daughter Nairobi and her two sisters. Westbound I-80 was closed down for several hours before it reopened later in the afternoon. No other information is available.
An investigation is continuing.
June 4, 2022
Source: KTVU FOX 2