One person died and six others, including five children, were injured this past weekend in a head-on crash about 9 miles west of Calistoga, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash was reported just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Porter Creek Road, near the Franz Valley Road intersection.
A woman driving alone in a Ford Fusion was heading west when she drifted into the eastbound lane, the CHP said in a news release.
The Ford collided head-on with a Toyota Highlander.
The driver of the Toyota, Rosa Cachu, of Calistoga, had “no space or time” to avoid the crash, the CHP said.
Cachu and her five passengers, who ranged in age from 8 to 12, were all taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the CHP said, adding that their various injuries ranged from minor to moderate.
The driver of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity had not been released as of Monday evening.
The CHP is investigating the crash and is examining whether the woman driving the Ford was intoxicated, officials said.
The agency is asking anyone with information about the crash to call its Santa Rosa office at 707-588-1400.
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