Carlsbad Resident Dies In Northern California Crash

CARLSBAD, CA — The Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified a Carlsbad woman as the passenger who was killed in a five-car collision Monday on U.S. Highway 101 in Healdsburg.

Audrey Jawor, 25, of Carlsbad, was riding in the back seat of a black Hyundai SUV and was fatally injured when the SUV was struck by a Dodge pickup truck on southbound 101 near Healdsburg Avenue and Old Redwood Highway, authorities said.

Jawor was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:38 p.m. Monday.

The driver and the front passenger of the SUV suffered minor-moderate injuries and were treated at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

Personnel with the California Highway Patrol, Healdsburg Fire Department and Sonoma County Fire responded and the southbound lanes were shut down for four hours as the incident was investigated.

The preliminary crash investigation indicated a 47-year-old Santa Rosa man was driving a Dodge pickup truck southbound through Healdsburg on U.S. 1o1 at a speed that was unsafe for conditions as traffic ahead was slowing for roadway construction, CHP Officer David deRutte said.

"The roadway construction was further south from the crash location and both southbound lanes were open at the time," deRutte said. "The Dodge didn't slow while approaching slower moving vehicles and collided with a white Subaru and a black Hyundai Tucson."

The crash caused major rear-end damage to the black Hyundai SUV, which was pushed out of control to the right where it hit a guardrail. The Hyundai SUV then veered back into the lanes of traffic where it collided with a Chevrolet pickup, deRutte said.

The Dodge pushed the Subaru to the right into a blue Hyundai.

"It appears the black Hyundai, the Subaru, the blue Hyundai, and the Chevrolet pickup were driving with the pace of traffic which was slowing for a construction zone ahead," deRutte said.

The Dodge driver cooperated with the investigation, then was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

"We do not believe drugs or alcohol played a factor in this crash," deRutte said.