Obituaries
Man Run Over, Killed In Santa Rosa By Alleged DUI Minvan Driver
Police say the driver of a minivan was booked into jail on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
SANTA ROSA, CA — The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has identified a man who died after he was run over by a van in a parking lot Saturday afternoon as Alan Tree, 77, of Santa Rosa. Tree was a passenger in a minivan that was parked in a private parking lot in the 3600 block of Industrial Drive in Santa Rosa, police said.
The minivan driver, identified as Darlene Ferris, 71, was backing up around 3:30 p.m. when the van accelerated and struck a concrete curb and a tree.
Tree was ejected to the ground and was run over by the van. He was taken to a hospital and succumbed to his injuries, police said.
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Police arrested Ferris on suspicion of DUI causing injury and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
She was booked into Sonoma County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Sonoma County Superior Court.
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Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Santa Rosa police traffic Officer Jeff Adams at 707-543-3636.
By Bay City News Service
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