Fatal Crash Involving Cal Fire Vehicle Closes Lakeville Highway

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — One person was killed in a head-on collision Friday afternoon southeast of Petaluma on Lakeville Highway near Old Lakeville Road No. 1. The crash was reported at 2:38 p.m. just south of state Highway 116 and involved a Cal Fire vehicle — a white Chevy Tahoe — and a white Jeep SUV, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Early reports from the scene indicated a Cal Fire chief may have been killed in the crash; the CHP now reports that according to Cal Fire representatives at the scene, the person who died was not in the Cal Fire vehicle.

A sig-alert was issued at 3:19 p.m. Friday, with northbound Lakeville Highway closed from state Highway 37, according to CHP reports.

Marin CHP units were requested at SR-37 to block access to Lakeville Highway, with the road closure expected to be "long-term."

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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.