10 Cars Collide On Foggy Hwy 37 In Sonoma County: CHP

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Ten vehicles were involved in two separate crashes on foggy state Highway 37 in Sonoma County this morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said. Three cars collided then stopped in the No. 2 lane and shoulder of eastbound Highway 37 just west of Lakeville Highway around 8:35 a.m. Tuesday, CHP Officer Patrick Roth said.

Within about 30 seconds, seven other vehicles including a big-rig also collided. Other motorists were able to avoid a collision by driving around the collisions in the two left turn lanes of Highway 37 at Lakeville Highway, Roth said.

Four people were taken to Marin General Hospital with minor injuries and a pickup truck driver who suffered moderate injuries went to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to Roth.

Visibility in the fog was about 50 to 100 feet at the time, he said.

All lanes except the No. 2 lane were open as of 11 a.m., according to the CHP.

By Bay City News Service

Patch file photo by Maggie Avants