1 dead in single-vehicle crash near Petaluma

<p>A driver headed north on Highway 101 crashed south of Petaluma late Monday night and was found dead in his car, reported the CHP.</p><p>Other drivers called 911 at 11:38 p.m. saying a silver sedan had run off of the highway near the Redwood Sanitary Landfill.</p><p>Officers found the Ford Fiesta in a field, with little collision damage, said the CHP.</p><p>A man behind the wheel was slumped over in his seat, unresponsive.</p><p>Officers had to break a window to get to the man. Attempts to revive him failed.</p><p>The cause of death appeared to be unrelated to the car crash and remained under investigation.</p><p>The driver's name was withheld until his family was told.</p>