Coroner IDs Driver Killed In Crash Into Tree-Trimming Truck

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — UPDATED: The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has identified a young woman who was killed Monday afternoon in a crash on Occidental Road in unincorporated Sonoma County near Sebastopol as Mallory Parker, 18, of Santa Rosa.

Parker was driving a 1995 Saturn at an unsafe speed west on Occidental Road west of Peachland Avenue around 2:15 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Parker lost control of the Saturn on a sweeping right curve, slid off the north shoulder and struck a parked Ford F-250 tree-trimming company's truck, CHP officials said.

A male employee of the company who was standing nearby was struck by the truck after the Saturn hit it, and the truck then struck the rear of a Chevrolet Silverado, according to the CHP.

The employee suffered major injuries and was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, CHP officials said.

ORIGINAL POST, Jan. 14, 2019: The California Highway Patrol responded Monday afternoon to a report of a fatal crash involving a parked tree-trimming truck and a green Saturn in unincorporated Sonoma County northwest of Sebastopol.

The fatal crash was reported at 2:14 p.m. at Occidental Road and Barlow Lane, a Sonoma County fire and emergency center dispatcher said.

Initial reports indicated the Saturn was speeding and spun out into the truck, and an unconscious occupant was trapped inside the Saturn.

By Bay City News Service

Patch file photo by Maggie Avants