Crime & Safety
Coroner IDs Brother, Sister Killed In Highway 116 Crash
The driver of a Mitsubishi 3000GT and his sister, the passenger, died, authorities said.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified two siblings who died in a head-on collision Saturday on state Highway 116 in Sebastopol as Logan Scroggins, 21, and Elisa Scroggins, 23.
The brother and sister were Santa Rosa residents, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officers responded shortly after 12:11 a.m. Saturday to Highway 116 near Sonoma Avenue. The collision was between a Mitsubishi 3000GT and a Toyota 4-Runner.
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Logan was driving the Mitsubishi and Elisa was riding in the right-front passenger seat. Their injuries were too severe and they were pronounced dead at the scene.
The male driver of the 4-Runner and a male passenger riding in the back seat of the Mitsubishi were both rushed to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of major injuries.
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The CHP's preliminary investigation indicated the Mitsubishi 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 crash remained under investigation Wednesday. Officers were still trying to determine what caused the Mitsubishi to cross into the opposing lane, deRutte said.
The CHP asked anyone with pertinent information to call the Santa Rosa CHP office at 707-588-1400.
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