Driver Identified In Fatal Rollover Crash On Calistoga Road

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office has identified a Florida man as the driver of a Volkswagen who died in a solo-vehicle crash Thursday on Calistoga Road northeast of Santa Rosa.

The fatal incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Calistoga Road near Bodmer Lane — south of Porter Creek Road and Petrified Forest Road — when the driver drifted to the right and hit an embankment, CHP Officer David deRutte said.

"The Volkswagen overturned and went to the left off the east roadway edge," deRutte said. "The Volkswagen subsequently collided with a tree and overturned down an embankment where the driver was ejected. At this time, it appears the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and that he was traveling at an unsafe speed for the roadway."

The driver was identified Friday as Morgan Sykes, 27, of Key West, Florida.

Emergency personnel found Sykes outside of the car, suffering from fatal injuries.

The Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office responded and Sykes was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators were not immediately to determine why Sykes drifted from the roadway.

The CHP asked any witnesses or anyone with information regarding this collision to call the Santa Rosa CHP Office at 707-588-1400.

Calistoga Road reopened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.