2 dead, 3 injured in rural Sonoma County crashes - The Santa Rosa Press Democrat

A antheral and a kid were killed and 3 others, see 2 children, were injured successful 2 connected crashes Monday nighttime successful agrarian Sonoma County, according to authorities.

California Highway Patrol and Monte Rio Fire Protection District were dispatched astir 5:42 p.m. to a study of a clang connected backstage spot on a ungraded roadworthy betwixt Fort Ross and Cazadero, according to a CHP news release.

A 32-year-old antheral was driving successful a Jeep with 3 children erstwhile the conveyance overturned down a steep embankment and crashed 300 feet into a ravine, CHP said.

A 49-year-old antheral driving different Jeep besides crashed down the embankment portion attempting to assistance those progressive successful the archetypal crash.

CHP unit and Sonoma County firefighters utilized helicopters and ATVs to scope the occupants of the Jeeps, according to a quality release.

“It was highly foggy, (firefighters) had entree by a ungraded road, and they had to rappel down to the accident,” California Highway Patrol aerial operations spokesperson Shaun Bouyea. “It was beauteous overmuch worse lawsuit script for an incidental similar this.”

CHP has not determined what clip the clang occurred, Bouyea said.

The 32-year-old antheral and kid progressive successful the archetypal clang died. The 49-year-old antheral suffered life-threatening injuries and 2 children suffered insignificant to mean injuries nd were airlifted to Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital successful Santa Rosa, according to CHP.

CHP is investigating the origin of the crash.

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