Pedestrian Fatally Struck On Stony Point Road In Santa Rosa

SANTA ROSA, CA — A pedestrian was fatally struck Wednesday morning near the intersection of Stony Point Road and Hearn Avenue in southwest Santa Rosa, police said. The victim, identified as 53-year-old Santa Rosa resident Richard Anthony Burns, was crossing Stony Point Road from west to east at about 7 a.m. when he was struck by a silver Chevy Cruze, according to a statement from the Santa Rosa Police Department.

Emergency personnel responded at about 7:06 a.m. to the scene.

Police said an 18-year-old Santa Rosa man driving the Cruze was traveling northbound on Stony Point Road, approaching the intersection at Barndance Lane, when he struck Burns.

"It was dark and raining heavily," SRPD Sgt. Summer Gloeckner said in a news release.

The Cruze driver was going about 40 mph when he struck Burns, Gloeckner said.

"The pedestrian victim was thrown into the air and landed near a driveway on the east side of Stony Point Road," Gloeckner said.

The Cruze driver immediately stopped his car just north of where he collided with the victim, the sergeant said.

Burns was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The fatality resulted in a several-hour closure of northbound Stony Point Road south of Hearn Avenue.

Witnesses including the driver told police Burns was not using a designated crosswalk when he was struck, according to police.

Gloeckner said the 18-year-old driver was interviewed at the police department and is fully cooperating with police. Investigators said he was not impaired at the time of the crash.

An autopsy will be performed, the results of which will indicate whether drugs or alcohol may have been factors in Burns' actions at the time of the collision, according to police.

Gloeckner said anyone with further information related to the collision investigation should contact SRPD Officer Kenneth Ferrigno at 707-543-3636.