Sonoma County Man ID’d As Fatal Marin Freeway Crash Victim

MARIN COUNTY, CA — A man killed Sunday afternoon in a Marin freeway crash has been identified as Marley James Walrath, 40, of the Sonoma County community of Penngrove, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division said.

Officers responded at 3:25 p.m. to the report of a solo-vehicle collision on northbound U.S. Highway 101, north of San Antonio Road, the California Highway Patrol said.

Officers determined Walrath was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Montero on the freeway when for reasons still under investigation he swerved toward the right and went off the road, the CHP said.

“The vehicle overturned, and the driver was ejected from the vehicle,” CHP Officer Darrel Horner said. “Despite numerous lifesaving efforts, the driver succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene.”

Investigators suspect the driver was not wearing his seatbelt.

It is not yet known whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash, the CHP said.