Man Killed When Minivan Hits Pole In Santa Rosa

SONOMA COUNTY, CA – A Santa Rosa man was killed this morning when he crashed his car into a traffic light pole, police said.

At 1:46 a.m., officers responded to a reported crash on Stony Point Road at West Third Street. Victor Daniel Olivera-Pineda, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The car, a white 2000 Plymouth Voyager minivan, was traveling north on Stony Point Road and continued straight through the intersection with West Third Street when it left the roadway and crashed into a traffic
light pole on the northeast side of the intersection, police said.

The east side of the intersection was closed, police said.

Anyone who witnessed the crash has been asked to call Santa Rosa Police Officer Jeff Woods at (707) 543-3636.

• Also see: Petaluma PD Scores State Grant For Traffic Safety, Awareness Efforts

--Bay City News/File photo