Authorities ID Sonoma Woman Killed In Lakeville Highway Crash

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has identified a woman who died in a head-on collision on Lakeville Highway east of Petaluma on Saturday night as Karen Quackenbush, 38, of Sonoma. Quackenbush was driving a 2006 Toyota Scion north on Lakeville Highway south of Old Lakeville Road No. 1 around 9:10 p.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Jon Sloat said.

Quackenbush failed to negotiate a curve in the road and crossed the double yellow lines into the path of a 2017 Ford Freedom Elite motorhome. Both vehicles came to rest against guardrails, Sloat said.

Quackenbush, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken to Petaluma Valley Hospital where she died, according to Sloat.

The 22-year-old Folsom man who was driving the motor home injured his right foot, neck and back, and his front passenger injured her lower back, legs and foot. Three other occupants of the motor home suffered minor cuts and bruises and complained of pain, Sloat said.

The cause of the collision is under investigation.

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By Bay City News Service

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