A 65-year-old Forestville man died in the hospital following a car crash on Corporate Center Parkway in Santa Rosa, local authorities confirmed. The Santa Rosa Police Department said the accident occurred on the evening of Saturday, April 6, when the man, who was on foot, was hit by an SUV.
The collision happened just past 9 p.m., and the pedestrian was found in a critical condition by the responders. Despite immediate transportation to the hospital and the efforts of medical professionals, he succumbed to his injuries on April 14, as reported on the Santa Rosa Police Facebook page. The driver of the Mazda SUV, a 34-year-old female also from Forestville, stayed on the scene and cooperated with the SRPD.
It was noted in the preliminary findings that the victim was not using a pedestrian crosswalk or an intersection when the accident happened. At this stage of the investigation, the Santa Rosa Police informed that neither drugs nor alcohol appeared to be a factor in the incident.
The name of the deceased has not been released, pending notification of kin. SRPD Accident Investigators are actively looking into the case, and they are calling on anyone with relevant information to step forward. Officer Riley Howard of the SRPD Traffic Division can be reached at (707)543-8541 for tips, while press inquiries are being directed to Sergeant Josh Medeiros at [email protected].
