2 Dead, 2 Hospitalized In Highway 116 Head-On Collision

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A man and a woman were killed in a crash early Saturday morning on state Highway 116 in Sebastopol, the California Highway Patrol said.

The collision between a Mitsubishi 3000GT and a Toyota 4-Runner happened at 12:11 a.m. near Sonoma Avenue, CHP Officer David deRutte said. Santa Rosa CHP officers and firefighter/paramedics responded and found the occupants of both cars suffering major injuries, deRutte said.

The CHP's preliminary investigation indicated the 3000GT was traveling eastbound on Highway 116 when the car drifted to the left and went into the opposite lane of traffic, directly in front of the 4-Runner, causing the crash.

The male driver of the Mitsubishi and a female right front passenger suffered major life-threatening injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.

The coroner's office was still working Monday to identify the victims and contact their family members, Sonoma County sheriff's Spokesperson Misti Wood told Patch. Wood said that information would be available in two days.

The male driver of the 4-Runner and a male passenger riding in the back seat of the 3000GT were both rushed to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of major injuries.

The crash remained under investigation and officers were still trying to determine what caused the Mitsubishi to cross into the opposing lane.

The CHP asked anyone with information about the crash to call the Santa Rosa CHP office at 707-588-1400.