Crime & Safety
Witnesses Sought In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash Near Penngrove: CHP
The CHP is looking to speak with anyone who possibly witnessed the incident in an unincorporated area of Sonoma County.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Investigators with the California Highway Patrol were looking to speaking with anyone who may have information about a fatal hit-and-run that took place over the weekend in the Penngrove area.
Officers with the CHP responded at 11:58 p.m. Saturday to reports of a person walking in the roadway on Petaluma Hill Road, south of East Railroad Avenue. Just minutes later, CHP dispatchers received calls that the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The CHP's initial investigation indicated the male pedestrian was walking in the roadway along northbound Petaluma Hill Road when he was struck by a vehicle, causing fatal injuries.
The unknown vehicle fled the scene after the crash, the CHP said.
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The CHP asked anyone with any knowledge about the crash to call the Santa Rosa CHP Office at 707-588-1400 during normal business hours. Afterhours, callers should contact the CHP's Golden Gate Communications Center at 707-641-8300.
The Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office was expected to release the pedestrian's identity was his family members were properly notified.
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