Traffic & Transit
1 Killed In Crash Off US 101 Near Cloverdale
Coroner's officials have identified a man who became trapped and died when a car went off the roadway, flipped and landed in a vineyard.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A Santa Rosa man died Thursday morning when a car veered off U.S. Highway 101, flipped and landed in a vineyard, the California Highway Patrol and Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office said. The car's driver, a 25-year-old man also of Santa Rosa, suffered minor injuries.
The Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office has since identified the man killed in the crash as 32-year-old Guillermo Garcia.
Garcia was in riding in the front passenger seat of a blue Toyota Corolla in the crash reported around 6 a.m. north of Asti Road near Cloverdale. The Corolla was in the left lane of northbound U.S. 101 when — for unclear reasons — the driver abruptly turned to the right, CHP Officer David deRutte told members of the media.
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The Corolla left the roadway, went more than 150 feet along the right shoulder, and then overturned and landed on its roof in a vineyard, said deRutte, spokesman for the Santa Rosa Area CHP office.
Garcia became trapped in the vehicle. He died at the scene.
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The driver was taken to Healdsburg District Hospital.
Anyone with information about the crash was asked to call Santa Rosa CHP at 707-588-1400.
Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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