The California Highway Patrol said Rodas Diaz was driving a Toyota pickup truck eastbound on Roblar Road when he collided head-on with a westbound Volvo SUV that crossed the double yellow lines
Petaluma, Calif. – Lemuel Rodas Diaz, 53, of Novato, was killed in a crash on Saturday evening near Petaluma, according to the Sonoma County Coroner Unit.
The wreck happened on Roblar Road near Stony Point Road at about 5:15 p.m. December 16.
The California Highway Patrol said Rodas Diaz was driving a Toyota pickup truck eastbound on Roblar Road when he collided head-on with a westbound Volvo SUV that crossed the double yellow lines.
Rodas Diaz was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The other driver, Linda Johnson, 74, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and vehicular manslaughter.
She had major injuries and was taken to Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, before being flown to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
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