Crime & Safety

Sonoma County Man Killed in 101 Crash

Car overturns on northbound 101 Sunday a.m.

 

A 22-year-old Rohnert Park man was killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County this morning, a California Highway Patrol Officer said.

The crash was reported on northbound Highway 101 just south of the Sonoma County line at about 7:45 a.m., CHP Officer Eric Hohmeister said.

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For unknown reasons, the driver allowed his 1993 Honda Civic to
drift into the dirt in the center divider, Hohmeister said. He apparently overcorrected the car, and swerved across two lanes of traffic toward the right-hand shoulder.

The victim, who was wearing a seatbelt, crashed through a guardrail on the right shoulder and the vehicle landed in a ditch.

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No other vehicles were involved, according to the CHP.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

His identity was not released until his family could be notified.

Alcohol or drugs did not appear to be a factor in the crash, which
remains under investigation.

By Bay City News Service


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