Crime & Safety

Body and Two Dead Dogs Discovered in Vehicle

Car was overturned in a ditch near the Riverside Equestrian Center on Lakeville Road

 

A body and two dead dogs were recovered from a vehicle near state Highway 37 near Petaluma this afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

A report of a vehicle upside down in a ditch in Sonoma County was called into the CHP at about 3:50 p.m., CHP Officer Ralph Caggiano said.

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The Sonoma County Fire Department and the CHP responded.

At about 4:37 p.m., one person was pulled out of a vehicle unresponsive. At 4:30 p.m., that person was pronounced dead, he said.

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It was unknown if other vehicles or people were involved.

The CHP was still at the crash site, which is located near the Riverside Equestrian Center, at 7600 Lakeville Road, at about 6:30 p.m.

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