Crime & Safety
Horse Trailer Accident Kills Man Near Kenwood
A 77-year-old man died Thursday in Sonoma County after getting caught between a pasture gate and a horse trailer, CHP officials said.
SONOMA COUNTY - A 77-year-old man died Thursday in Sonoma County after getting caught between a pasture gate and a horse trailer, California Highway Patrol officials said.
The man, whose name is not being released until his family is notified, was closing a pasture gate between 10:30 a.m. and 1:20 p.m. off of Dunbar Road near the unincorporated Sonoma County community of Kenwood.
He was driving a Dodge Ram truck and left the truck in reverse while he went back to the gate, according to CHP officials.
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The truck rolled backwards and pinned the man between the truck and the gate, where he died.
A passer-by discovered the body at 1:21 p.m., CHP officials said.
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