Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 2 Injured In 2-Vehicle North Bay Crash
The driver, who CHP accused of being under the influence of unspecified drugs, was placed under arrest but remained hospitalized.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — One person died and two others were hospitalized in a traffic collision west of Santa Rosa on Saturday night.
The collision occurred at about 9:15 p.m. on state Highway 116 in the Santa Rosa area, according to a press release from the California Highway Patrol.
CHP said preliminary information suggested that a man driving eastbound in a Honda CRV lost control and went into the westbound lanes, resulting in a crash that killed a woman riding with him in the passenger seat.
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The two were taken to a hospital, along with the driver of the other vehicle, a Lincoln Zephyr.
The CRV's passenger was declared dead at the hospital.
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The driver, who CHP accused of being under the influence of unspecified drugs, was placed under arrest but remained hospitalized with major injuries as of Saturday afternoon.
CHP asked anyone with information about the crash to contact its Santa Rosa office at (707) 806-5600.
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