Person hurt after being thrown from moving car in Forestville

An incident in Forestville Tuesday evening that was initially reported as a pedestrian who’d been hit by a car was actually a domestic violence situation that resulted in an injury, an official said Wednesday.

According to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, the injured person, whose gender and name are not being released because they are the victim of domestic violence, had been on the hood of a moving car and was thrown off when the driver of the car suddenly stopped in front of Sam’s Market, formerly Berry’s Market, at 10651 River Road.

A Redcom dispatcher said Tuesday that the agency received a 911 request to send an ambulance and paramedics to that location.

The victim was transported to an area hospital by ambulance, officials said. The person’s condition was not available.

The incident began around 4 p.m. The California Highway Patrol was the first law enforcement agency to respond to the scene, officials said.

At about 5 p.m., authorities closed off River Road on the Hacienda Bridge, which connects Forestville with Guerneville, while the incident was investigated.

A Nixle alert issued by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office asked drivers to avoid the area while “police activity” was ongoing.

The road was reopened at about 7 p.m., according to a second Sheriff’s Office alert.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Juan Valencia, an SCSO spokesman, said no other details about the incident would be released because it was “domestic-related.”

“Based on our policy we will not be releasing details. We want victims to come forward and report incidents,” he said.

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