Calistoga Road motorcycle crash injures Sacramento couple

A motorcycle and SUV collided on rural Calistoga Road on Sunday, injuring the riders.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Sacramento couple remained hospitalized Monday after suffering major injuries in Calistoga Road motorcycle crash.

Bobby Rodriguez, 63, and Rhonda Pile, 59, were riding Sunday afternoon on the rural east Santa Rosa road when their motorcycle and an SUV collided, according to the CHP.

The collision occurred about 3:15 p.m. west of the Porter Creek Road intersection. Details weren’t available Monday about how the crash occurred.

The 2015 Mercedes-Benz SUV was driven by St. Helena resident Theresa Martin-Caviness, 73.

Rodriguez was flown by medical helicopter to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Pile was taken by ambulance to the same hospital. On Monday, both were in fair condition with Rodriguez in the intensive care ward, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Neither was wearing a helmet, according to an initial CHP report.

Martin-Caviness did not require hospitalization, the CHP said.

-Randi Rossmann

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