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Single-Vehicle Crash Near Sonoma Airport Kills Driver

Investigators have appealed to witnesses to help determine when the SUV veered off North Laughlin Road after hitting a concrete support

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a driver when his vehicle rolled down an embankment over the weekend. 

Overview

  • California Highway Patrol officers arrived at about 9:37 a.m. Sunday and found the driver deceased inside the overturned SUV off North Laughlin Road
  • The vehicle is believed to have struck a concrete support before tumbling down a 12-foot embankment at the southeastern corner of Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport
  • CHP investigators are probing whether the crash occurred between Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning
  • Authorities have urged anyone with information about the incident to contact the CHP’s Santa Rosa office at 707-806-5600
  • The driver’s identity is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification through the Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office at 707-565-5070