Crime & Safety
Driver Injured When Truck Overturns Near Petaluma
The driver was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital this morning with moderate injuries.
By Bay City News Service
The driver of a 30-foot box truck suffered moderate injuries when the truck overturned into a ditch on Old Adobe Road near Petaluma this morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
The male driver was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, CHP Officer Jon Sloat said.
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The 1990 Kenilworth truck went off the right side of the road near Green String Farm around 9:10 a.m., according to the CHP.
The truck went down a steep embankment and landed upside down in a drainage ditch, Sloat said. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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The truck is registered to NorthWest General Engineering, a Santa Rosa company, Sloat said. The construction company specializes in grading, paving and underground site work, according to its website.
The crash blocked northbound Old Adobe Road and one-way traffic was in effect on the road this morning, according to the CHP.
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