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Fatality Reported In Penngrove Crash: CHP

Emergency personnel tried to resuscitate the victim of a crash at Grove Street and Old Adobe Road, according to the CHP.

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Authorities responded at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday to reports of a car in a ditch at 9700 Grove Street in Penngrove.
Authorities responded at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday to reports of a car in a ditch at 9700 Grove Street in Penngrove. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The California Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash Tuesday afternoon in Penngrove.

Shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, a person was found unresponsive inside a car in a ditch in the 9700 block of Grove Street, near Old Adobe Road, according to CHP dispatchers.

Emergency personnel responded and tried to resuscitate the person.

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The Sonoma County Coroner's Office was then summoned to the scene.

As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, authorities were still at the crash site.

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This post will be updated should further information become available.

9700 Grove St., Penngrove, CA (Google Maps)

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