Man dead after head-on collision on Highway 121

Few details were available immediately after the crash, which was first reported at 9:06 a.m. Thursday.|
KAYLEE TORNAY
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A man was killed and another person seriously injured in a head-on crash Thursday morning on Highway 121 near Wagner Road near Schellville.

The driver of a 2009 Mazda was attempting to pass another car in the southbound lane in an area with double yellow lines, the CHP said in a crash report. That driver’s car collided with a Ford pickup being driven by Steven Bishop, a 52-year-old Santa Rosa resident who was headed north. The crash was reported just past 9 a.m. Thursday.

The first driver, who will be identified pending notification of next of kin, died in the crash. Bishop was transported to Queen of the Valley Hospital by a unit with Sonoma Fire. Units from CalFire and Shell-Vista Fire District also responded to the scene, according to Redcom.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts. The CHP reported that officers do not believe alcohol and drugs to be a factor in the crash.

The crash closed Highway 121 in both directions. The northbound lane reopened around 11 a.m., and all lanes were reopened by 11:40 a.m.

You can reach Staff Writer Kaylee Tornay at 707-521-5250 or kaylee.tornay@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @ka_tornay.

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