51-Year-Old Santa Rosa Man Killed in Fiery Car Crash at Tubbs Lane and Highway 128 near Calistoga
Santa Rosa Man Killed in Calistoga Crash at Tubbs Lane and Highway 128
Calistoga, California (September 12, 2019) – A Santa Rosa driver was killed in a fatal traffic crash that occurred on Wednesday night in Calistoga, according to the CHP.
The deadly collision happened at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, at Tubbs Lane and Highway 128.
As per the California Highway Patrol dispatch, a 51-year-old Santa Rosa man driving a van crashed into a tender water truck at the Calistoga junction. A witness driving behind the van over a hill told officials that the van driver swerved across the road for unknown reasons and crashed into the truck.
The impact caused the minivan to burst into flames and efforts to save the van driver were futile.
The truck flipped over and its water tank was partially detached following the crash.
Santa Rosa Man Dies in Fiery Calistoga Crash at Tubbs Lane and Highway 128
Responding firefighters declared the van driver dead at the crash site. The name of the deceased was not immediately released awaiting notification of next of kin.
The driver of the water truck, a resident of Middletown, was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with major injuries.
It was not immediately clear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the collision.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
