Bennett Valley Road crash injures 3

Three people were taken to a hospital after their vehicles collided Wednesday near the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Three people were taken to a hospital Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle collision on Bennett Valley Road near the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.

The 10:04 a.m. crash happened as an SUV traveled off eastbound Highway 12 onto Bennett Valley Road and a sedan driver crashed through a barricade separating Bennett Valley Road from Hendley Street, near E Street, according to authorities.

The impact threw the SUV onto its roof. A man and woman in that vehicle were able to get out on their own and appeared to have minor injuries, Santa Rosa fire Capt. Keith Jeffus said. A woman in a sedan had to be cut free by firefighters and she appeared to have serious injuries, Jeffus said. All three were transported by ambulances to a hospital. Santa Rosa police are investigating.

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You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 707-521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter@rossmannreport.

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