Ukiah Man Identified In Deadly Healdsburg U.S. 101 Crash

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The man who died early Wednesday morning in a vehicle crash on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in Healdsburg was identified Thursday by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office as Roger Lewis Evans, 36, of Ukiah.

The crash that claimed Evans' life happened at about 2:15 a.m. Wednesday just north of Dry Creek Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, the No. 2 lane was closed for construction, delineated by orange traffic cones and signage. In the No. 1 lane, a big-rig driven by a 58-year-old Richmond man was stopped due to a traffic break ahead being conducted by a construction vehicle, CHP Officer Jonathan Sloat said in a news release.

Evans was driving a 2001 Chevy Tahoe and for reasons still under investigation, Sloat said, failed to stop and crashed into the back of the big-rig.

Evans and his female passenger were taken by ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where Evans died from injuries suffered in the crash, Sloat said.

CHP has not yet been able to speak to the female passenger due to her injuries, Sloat said.

The Richmond man was not injured in the crash that in addition to construction, left northbound lanes blocked for about three hours Wednesday morning, according to the CHP.

CHP is continuing its investigation of the collision. Anyone who may have witnessed it is asked to call the CHP at 707-588-1400.

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