Santa Rosa man killed in Highway 101 collision with wrong-way driver

A Santa Rosa man died after his vehicle collided with a suspect heading in the wrong direction on a Highway 101 off-ramp in Rohnert Park early Friday, the CHP said.

The head-on collision, first reported around 4:45 a.m, happened north of the Golf Course Drive off-ramp, said CHP Officer David deRutte, public information officer.

DeRutte’s office confirmed the fatality just before 1:30 p.m. and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Guadelupe Sanchez-Castellanos, 23.

Investigators believe San Diego resident David Stubbers, 26, drove north in the southbound off-ramp’s right lane.

His Ford Edge collided with a Mazda 3 and critically injured Sanchez-Castellanos. Neither vehicle had passengers.

Firefighters extricated the victim from his vehicle and paramedics transported him to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where he died.

Paramedics also took Stubbers to a local hospital and he was taken into custody after being discharged.

He was initially arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants, deRutte said, though the exact intoxicant was not yet known.

Sonoma County jail records show Stubbers is being held without bail at the Main Adult Detention Facility in Santa Rosa and possible charges against him include murder.

The CHP closed the Golf Course Drive off-ramp and a portion of Highway 101’s right southbound lane. The left and center lanes remained open, though traffic was significantly slowed until CHP lifted the closure at 7:20 a.m.

Staff writer Colin Atagi contributed to this report.

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