Driver Hospitalized After Rohnert Park Crash Into Tree

ROHNERT PARK, CA — Rohnert Park police say speed and rainy conditions appear to have
contributed to a solo-vehicle accident Sunday night that left a 20-year-old driver with life-threatening injuries.

The accident on Golf Course Drive near Halcyon Way was reported to Rohnert Park police at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Police said the driver, a Rohnert Park resident, was driving a Toyota Corolla east on Golf Course Drive, passing several cars at what a witness said appeared to be about 50 mph. The male driver apparently tried to change lanes on a curve, and went into a slide before hitting a tree off the right side of the road, police said.

Bystanders helped first responders remove the driver from his car, police said, and he was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. The driver was not wearing a seat belt, police said, and hit his head on the passenger window and dashboard area.

It isn't known whether drugs or alcohol are factors in the accident.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call Officer Justin Thompson with the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Traffic Unit at 707-584-2600 or email Traffic@rpcity.org.

By Bay City News Service

Photo courtesy Rohnert Park DPS