Crime & Safety

Fatality Reported On Highway 12 In Sonoma Valley

Both lanes of state Highway 12 were blocked in El Verano.

SONOMA VALLEY, CA — A Sig-alert was issued Monday morning in Sonoma at the site of a fatality on State Highway 12 north, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The incident involved a pedestrian and was first reported at 8 a.m. Monday on westbound SR-12 just east of Verano Avenue in El Verano, the CHP said.

At 12:30 p.m., all lanes of traffic remained blocked in both directions.

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The Sonoma Police Department handled the investigation, according to CHP.

Further details were not immediately available.

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