On Saturday, Dec. 9, starting at 5:26pm, Healdsburg Police received numerous 911 calls regarding a motorcycle vs. vehicle collision just off Highway 101. The motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Dry Creek Road, and the other vehicle was westbound on Dry Creek Road making a left hand turn onto Grove Street.
Department officers responded to the scene and found the motorcyclist on the ground. Life-saving measures were performed until Bell’s Ambulance paramedics arrived on scene and transported the motorcyclist to a local area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Late Wednesday of this week, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office identified the deceased motorcyclist as 55-year-old Joseph Paz of Santa Rosa.
Authorities shut down the intersection of Dry Creek Road and Grove Street for several hours during this incident while an investigation was conducted.
“The collision is still under investigation, and we likely won’t have the primary collision factor (apparent cause) of the collision for some time still,” said Police Chief Matt Jenkins.
