Head-on collision leaves 1 dead in Santa Rosa

A person died in a head-on crash that blocked a main road in Santa Rosa for hours over the weekend, authorities said.

Officers responded to the 2800 block of Corby Avenue for a report of a three-vehicle crash just before 3:15 p.m. Saturday, the Santa Rosa Police Department said. The driver of a red Honda was pronounced dead at the scene, and the drivers of two other vehicles involved were uninjured, officials said. Their identities were not released.

Investigators said the driver of a white Lexus was traveling north on Corby Avenue when it approached a stopped red Toyota that was preparing to turn left into a Toyota dealership. To prevent rear-ending the Toyota, the Lexus driver swerved left into oncoming traffic, colliding with the red Honda, officials said…

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