George A. Palma, a 32-year-old Sebastopol man died Mon., Jan. 4 in a four-vehicle crash on SR-12, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
A CHP press release stated Santa Rosa area CHP officers responded to the incident west of Merced Avenue at about 8:23 a.m.
The initial investigation found that Palma lost control of his Toyota Matrix while driving eastbound on SR-12 and veered into the opposite lane, hitting the left side of a Ford Transit van headed west on SR-12, the press release said.
The Ford then struck the eastbound Acura RDX behind the Toyota and the Toyota then hit a westbound Chevrolet box truck behind the Ford head-on, leading the box truck to flip onto its roof, according to the CHP.
The report Palma was pronounced dead at the scene, while the box truck driver, 24-year-old Kazuhiro Hayashida of Santa Rosa, endured major, but not life-threatening injuries.
The Ford driver, 26-year-old David Cortez of Santa Rosa, had moderate injuries and the Acura driver, 20-year-old Marissa Pendleton of Sebastopol sustained minor injuries and did not receive transportation to a hospital, the press release said.
The Santa Rosa CHP Office will take any information about the incident at 707-588-1400, the press release said.
