Crime & Safety
Fatal Collision Near Santa Rosa
A vehicle veered off the on-ramp and hit a tree, CHP reports.
Update Oct. 16, 2012: This person has been identified as Sheryl Marie Greenlee, 53, of Windsor.
Bay City News report
One person was killed when a vehicle crashed into a tree in unincorporated Sonoma County near Santa Rosa Sunday morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
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The crash was first reported at about 8:45 a.m. on a U.S. Highway 101 on-ramp at Fulton Road, CHP Officer James Evans said.
The driver of a vehicle lost control on the cloverleaf on-ramp and the vehicle left the roadway, crashing into a tree, Evans said. One person in the vehicle was killed, he said.
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No other vehicles appeared to have been involved, and it was not immediately clear if more than one person was in the vehicle, Evans said. The on-ramp was closed while the CHP conducted an investigation.
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