Domestic Violence Stabbing, Crash Investigated In Rio Nido: CHP

RIO NIDO, CA — The California Highway Patrol and the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office are investigating a stabbing Tuesday night in Rio Nido and a subsequent vehicle crash that caused major injuries to three people.

A woman stabbed a man at a Rio Nido residence on Rio Nido Road around 9:30 p.m., and someone in the residence called 911 and hung up, CHP Officer David deRutte said.

Sheriff's deputies responded to the residence minutes later but no one was home, deRutte said.

A woman who had been sleeping during the alleged domestic violence drove east on River Road toward a hospital in Santa Rosa in a 2000 Acura MDX, deRutte said.

The vehicle drove off the road at Woolsey Road and hit a tree. A male and female passenger were ejected and the female driver was extricated from the vehicle, deRutte said. The three were all allegedly very intoxicated, he said.

The female driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI before she was released to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, deRutte said.

Sheriff's deputies are trying to interview the three people at the hospital to learn more about what happened, deRutte said. The names of those involved have not been released.

The sheriff's office has not yet responded Wednesday to phone calls about the incident.

By Bay City News Service

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