Maria Carrillo HS Student, 16, Killed In Fountaingrove Crash

SANTA ROSA, CA — The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has identified a teen who died in a crash Monday as Taylor Brook Sorg, 16, of Santa Rosa. Sorg, a Maria Carrillo High School student, was riding in a Lincoln MKZ with two other 16-year-old girls when the vehicle crashed around 12:20 a.m. in the Fountaingrove area of Santa Rosa. The girl driving the Lincoln suffered minor injuries and was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, Sgt. Chad Heiser said.

The other 16-year-old passenger suffered major injuries and is at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Police are not releasing their names because they are juveniles.

The crash happened when the driver failed to negotiate a left-hand turn on Skyfarm Drive at the T-intersection of Thomas Lake Harris Drive. The car went up and over a curb, across a sidewalk and struck three trees as it went down an embankment. Sorg and the other girl were ejected from the vehicle, Heiser said.

The driver, who suffered minor injuries and remained in the car, was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs and she cooperated with the crash investigation, Heiser said.

The crash closed Thomas Lake Harris Drive between Skyfarm Drive and Lakepointe Circle, and Skyfarm Drive was closed between Thomas Lake Harris Drive and Autumn Glen Court for about six hours.

Beth Berk, a spokeswoman for the Santa Rosa City Schools District, said counselors were available at Maria Carrillo High School Monday and Tuesday, and the administration is agreeable to holding a memorial gathering for Sorg after school resumes in August.

As of Wednesday evening, more than $9,000 had been raised toward the Taylor Sorg Memorial Fund on GoFundMe.

—Bay City News Service